Category: Automation

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Todd Terwillegar; The human brain is pretty incredible. But it doesn’t work the way we think it does.We’re not as rational as we like to think we are. Understanding how the brain works has a profound impact on eCommerce decision making.Making buying decisions is not a rational process.It all goes back to how the brain works.Our brains actually jump to conclusions to keep us safe. It’s like the old trick when a kid throws a fake snake at someone. People jump in reaction because the amygdala spends less time on perfect detection and more time on ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Fergus O'Sullivan; We’re living in the age of the surveillance state, and it’s not just the state surveilling, either. Governments and corporations are walking hand-in-hand down the road to totalitarianism in lockstep with jackboots on. Though there are plenty of ways to change that, in this article, we’ll be talking about how to avoid it by showing you how to hide your IP address. The reasoning behind that is simple: if they don’t know who you are or where you’re from, nobody can come after you. Hiding your IP address makes you a lot more secure, and ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Hannah Herman; This piece is part of our Digital Change Agents Series – Bay Area. When a business process intersects with multiple teams’ systems, how do you go about making it more efficient? Erik Lopez, Senior Business Systems Manager at Lucidchart, suggests that—much like the dictionary—it’s all about definitions. With its intuitive and collaborative diagramming solution, LucidChart is a leading tool for thought mapping. It’s no surprise, then, that Lopez applies a similarly rigorous framework to all of his projects. “I provide the internal support our employees need so they can focus on the ... Read More

Feed: Puppet Blog Feed. Author: William Hurt; Hello and welcome to this blog post all about using the new Bolt tasks in the Puppet module for Microsoft SQL Server. If you're not familiar with Puppet Bolt, it's our new multi-platform task automation application that lets you run one-off tasks against multiple machines at the same time, and makes it easy to share the tasks you're running with the rest of your team. The tasks that we have implemented in the SQL Server module really showcase that ability to share code with your team. Did I mention it's agentless? If you, ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Christie Chirinos; In this guide, we’ll be taking you through the life cycle of a business from launch to maturity and whatever comes after. We’ll examine the four phases of business growth:LaunchGrowthShake-OutMaturityBy the time we reach the mysterious fifth stage, you’ll have a blueprint for success for your business.The Purpose of the Business Life CycleAlthough all businesses are inherently unique, they often follow a similar trajectory. In fact, if you plot a business’ journey from conception to present on a timeline, you’ll usually see five distinct phases. It’s similar to how people grow and mature; the ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Jacob Roach; Spain is known for many things, including fantastic sunshine, bullfights, Flamenco music and more. It’s also one of the biggest countries in the world for soccer, or, as called by its proper name, fútbol. If you’re outside of Spain and want to get in on the action, you’ll need a Spanish IP address. In this guide on how to get a Spanish IP address, we’ll show you how to tunnel into the country securely. While accessing fútbol streams is great, we’re also going to talk about the security and privacy risks involved with connecting to ... Read More

Feed: Puppet Blog Feed. Author: Ben Ford; I hope to see you in Budapest, 4-5 June.Contributor Summit is just around the corner and we can't wait to catch up with you. Budapest will be beautiful in June and we've got two days of workshops, collaboration, hacking, and discussions on the present and future of Puppet projects lined up for you. For some of you, this will be the first time we've met face to face, and that's pretty exciting! And don't forget, Project Month is going on right now, and you'll have the opportunity to present your work at Summit ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Sandra Pattison; Trying to access certain content online can be a pain if you’re traveling. Some websites and services are restricted to a particular country and if you’re not there, you’ll get an error message or a different version. Thankfully, you can get around that by changing your IP address and spoofing your location. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to get a Polish IP address. IP addresses hold information about your location, among other things. If you want to access something that’s restricted to a certain country, you’ll only be able to do ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Todd Terwillegar; We’re the employees you would hire if you could. Responsive, helpful, and dedicated in ways automation simply can’t be. We’re your team.Each month we recognize one of our Most Helpful Humans in Hosting.Meet Michelle AlmendarezWhy did you join Liquid Web?I started at Liquid Web because I was looking for something challenging and new. Every day is a new puzzle to solve due to the fact that there are so many factors that go into web development. Anything can go wrong at any time and you have to be ready to find out why – ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Hannah Herman; This is a guest post by Fab Capodicasa, Managing Director of Hoosh Marketing. Most marketers have seen the beautiful MarTech stack pictures, such as the one below from Microsoft—and felt either awe or envy. Scott Brinker, the ‘father of MarTech’ and originator of the Stack SuperGraphic, even runs a yearly competition called the Stackies, which recognize the best MarTech architectures. Though some argue the Stackies are a self-indulgent vanity exercise, Brinker sees the awards as educational. He believes that everyone in the marketing community benefits from seeing how their peers organize their ... Read More