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Read news, updates and blog posts from teams around the UK2 Group.
Colocation Services and Dedicated Server Hosting
19 Jun. 2013A recent 2012 datacentre survey by the Uptime Institute indicates that at least 26% of internal IT departments and UK startups plan to lease colocated dedicated servers from remote web hosting providers in over the next two years. This is … Continue reading
Bentley University Chooses Drupal and Shares Why
18 Jun. 2013The developers at Bentley University had initially been tasked with finding a new platform to drive their website, centering on using an open source based content management system to power more than 70,000 pages. The team had reviewed multiple options like WordPress or Joomla, but eventually decided on Drupal and its sophisticated range of CMS ... Continue reading
The Top Five Linux-powered Robots in the World Today
18 Jun. 2013Linux may not be a front-runner in the arena of personal computing or a force in the multi-million dollar industrial robot sector, but in the world of research and independent robotics projects it's a different story. Many prestigious organizations use … Continue reading
Imposing Login Limits to Protect Drupal Websites
14 Jun. 2013Drupal is open source software that is used to organize, manage and publish content. Thousands of individuals, global corporations, and organizations use Drupal for personal and professional purposes. According to Drupal’s website, the free software is maintained and developed by … Continue reading
The Top 5 Membership Site Extensions for Joomla
14 Jun. 2013A membership only website offers you many benefits, but among the most rewarding is the opportunity to make recurring revenue on all of that important and valuable content you offer. Choosing Joomla as the framework for a membership site is … Continue reading
5 Assets an Infrastructure Engineer Must Have
13 Jun. 2013IT infrastructure Engineers provide expertise in information technology, security, operations, networking, computer storage, telephony, structured network cabling, market data localization and multimedia functionality. They ensure all of these aspects work within an organization. This is often the person in charge … Continue reading
Domain Name Appraisal Tools
11 Jun. 2013A domain name appraisal is an evaluation of a domain name’s current market value. If you are a buyer or a seller of domain name, you want to know the maximum price that you can pay or get from a domain name. Domain name appraisal services use several tools and techniques to estimate the value ... Continue reading
How to Effectively Use Twitter in Small Businesses
11 Jun. 2013A recent survey by Constant Contact revealed that small businesses are discovering the advantages of social media for their businesses. The survey was performed in December 2012 and 80% of respondents said they use social media for marketing. Facebook was … Continue reading
UK2 Partner with Google to Offer New Customers £75 Free Advertising
07 Jun. 2013We’ve partnered with Google to give our customers £75 worth of free advertising to use on their newly setup Google Adwords PPC account! The ‘Spend £25 and get £75 free advertising’ incentives are available on selected packages* and are only … Continue reading
Boost vs Varnish: Which is better for Drupal 7?
07 Jun. 2013Drupal’s content management system powers 951,034 people in 228 countries speaking 181 languages. This free open-source platform powers millions of websites and applications, from personal to corporate blogs, featuring custom themes and add-on modules and designs for better website performance … Continue reading
Ubuntu Bug #1 Closed
01 Jun. 2013Ubuntu's been around since 2004, and if you've followed the project at all you'll realize that the guys at Canonical have really pushed Ubuntu Desktop to be the gateway to Linux for Windows (and Mac) refugees. On August 8th, 2004, … Continue reading
Five Advantages of Cloud Based Freshbooks over QuickBooks
01 Jun. 2013It’s often more efficient and effective to use cloud accounting software such as Freshbooks or QuickBooks for small businesses (including freelancers and solo professionals) than a physical paper billing tool. However, which one is better to use? Although both provide powerful and specific solutions to entrepreneurs and startups, Freshbooks has advantages over QuickBooks in many ... Continue reading
WordPress Theme Showdown: Premium vs. Free
31 May. 2013There is no doubt one of the reasons WordPress is so popular is the sheer number of themes available. No one wants to build a site that looks like a million others. While there is a vast repository of free themes available, you may be wondering whether or not a free theme can serve your ... Continue reading
Eyes Wide Open: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Apache Malware
31 May. 2013ESET, an IT security company based in Slovakia, discovered an Apache exploit that injects malware into web pages on a web server that ultimately aims to retrieve personal information. We’ve talked about measures you should take to avoid getting hacked, especially on WordPress, and even written a guide if your website has troubles so we ... Continue reading
Microsoft Builds One of the World’s Biggest Data Centers
31 May. 2013Microsoft has now invested close to one billion dollars in constructing its new “Gen 4″ data center in Boydton, Virginia. What does a billion dollars purchase in data centers? As it turns out, it’s all put into new technology, construction and forward thinking green business practices. Instead of creating the facility completely on-site, construction of ... Continue reading
Domain Names – Why You Should Opt for a Longer Registration
30 May. 2013A domain name is the unique identifier of your website on the World Wide Web. Every website and search engine has a domain name. It is the name by which your online business is known. It is the name which you brand and list content under, and the name people look for when they want ... Continue reading
Monitoring With Observium [Application Spotlight]
30 May. 2013Have you ever wondered what your resource usage looks like for the past 12 hours? Maybe you wanted to compare that to the previous 12 hours? Or take a look at how much network traffic you're really pushing through your … Continue reading
The Implications of the IPv6 Transitions for Businesses
24 May. 2013Many of the tech changes we see on the market have taken years to test and develop. This is also true for IPv6, the next-generation of Internet networking technology. Now, most hosting providers and corporations have changed over to IPv6 because it provides a solution to the lack of IP addresses of the old IPv4 ... Continue reading
Site of the Summer Competition – Win an iPad Mini
20 May. 2013Summer is here – *checks window* – sort of. Anyway, we’ve got an iPad Mini to give away and we want to see what you can produce with our new Website Builder. Between now and July 18th we want you … Continue reading
Our New Website Builder is Perfect for SMEs
20 May. 2013Our latest Youtube campaign explains how easy it is to use our new Website Builder plus it also talks about some of the benefits this new tool offers SMEs. The new website builder is the perfect hosting solution for small … Continue reading