Category: Liquid Web

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Andrej Walilko; Getting ready for another server migration and unsure of what steps you need to take? Server migrations may need to happen for a number of reasons. Sometimes, a user decides to change hosting providers; what worked well in the past is no longer adequate for the future. Other times, a user needs to move to a larger or smaller server, and takes the opportunity to choose different infrastructure entirely. In fact, if your website or application is changing or growing over the months and years, then it is nearly inevitable that at some point ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Carrie Wheeler; Liquid Web’s Executive Vice President and General Manager for Liquid Web and Nexcess on adapting and maintaining personal connections while managing teams remotely. “A remote work situation requires the same fundamentals of managing people and maintaining the community of an office environment — it just magnifies the importance of diligently sticking to the fundamentals.”Now more than ever, the fundamentals of team management matter. In the face of current global realities, remote work is a gift, offering us the unique opportunity to innovate while, first and foremost, protecting the health and safety of employees and ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Todd Terwillegar; It is easy to forget how ephemeral digital data really is. And how important taking backups is for business continuity. Consider the following plausible disasters: A burst pipe floods your office and destroys your dedicated box An ex-employee with malicious intent uses login credentials to steal data A misplacing a tablet, laptop, or phone is stolen and not locked properly I expect it is something that most of us do not want to think about: our data is always vulnerable to something, especially during times like now. According to ChannelProNetwork, one laptop is stolen ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Todd Terwillegar; Prissio Dormi, General Manager for ASCOMSA.net, a web hosting company in Ecuador, has been around since the beginning of the company in 1986. The business, which started with a single account, has been growing steadily to meet the demands of the region.In 2012, both Ecuador and Latin America saw a sudden increase in demand for corporate emails and websites, which ASCOMSA quickly shifted to help meet. But with increased accounts came an increased demand on their existing infrastructure. The data center they were currently at began to leave tickets unattended and lose data, which ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Jake Fellows; When it comes to technology, few things are more frustrating than a website that doesn’t load properly or is down entirely.For both the visitor and the site publisher, such an experience is greeted with almost the exact same reaction:What in the world is going on and why is it happening?”Web users expect websites to work properly, even correlating loyalty and frequency of visit to performance and speed.Most users don’t realize that a website being offline can be the result of a number of factors or causes. From infrastructure challenges to code issues, website downtime ... 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 Ronald CaldwellRonald has been with Liquid Web for over four years as part of our Sales Team. Ronald has an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science from Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL. Prior to working for Liquid Web in the hosting space, he was a personal banker and licensed Financial Advisor for three different financial organizations, including Chase Bank.These days, ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Kelly Goolsby; Are you creating or maintaining cloud backups for your business and unsure of what security issues you may face in 2020 and beyond?Data protection and disaster recovery are now more important than ever before. Enterprise data is growing at a faster rate than ever before, to the point that many traditional backup solutions cannot keep up. That is where the cloud comes in.With its immense flexibility, near-infinite capacity, and ease of connectivity, cloud storage makes for an attractive option when it comes to backing up your files and infrastructure.If you are not careful, however, ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Jim Geiger; At Liquid Web we care deeply about our employees’ health, and have been closely monitoring the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and guidance as issued by government and health authorities. Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to mandate all of our non-data center onsite personnel to work from home until further notice. Our data center operations and facilities staff will continue to be on-site as per their normal operating schedule. Operations are our lifeblood, and we are committed to our customers and keeping your business online while also keeping ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Curtis McHale; Would you like to reward your forum or site members while increasing engagement? Try gamification. Gamification is a word that many people say, and at the same time, many don’t know what it means in the context of their sites. Today, I will walk you through: What gamification is The types of gamification that exist What type of rewards work The ways gamification can backfire Plugins you can use to get started today So, let’s get started. What is Gamification? Gamification is the practice of putting game-like features and mechanics into non-game spaces. These ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Nicholas Conner; Website security is essential for all businesses operating online in 2020. Many people don’t know where to start or what to look for when assessing, securing, and monitoring their site against today’s threats. That’s why we made it easy. Below are the 12 steps you can begin to take today to ensure your site stays secure against threats such as: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) SQL Injections Abusive/DDoS traffic Hackers Malware Brute force attacks Software vulnerabilities Malicious insiders with account access Read on to get secure. Subscribe to the Liquid Web weekly Newsletter for more tips ... Read More