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The 3 Top Challenges You Might Encounter with Azure Migration
If you run an online business, you’ve probably heard of Azure – the Microsoft PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) since 2008. If not, you will most likely stumble upon it when you consider switching to a cloud hosting platform. Cloud hosting became very popular due to its lucrative qualities as compared to dedicated servers. However, moving your data to a cloud…
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The Pros and Cons of Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery
Recent statistics show that an hour of downtime costs a small business around $8,000. If disaster strikes, you need to be prepared. It’s no wonder why cloud backup has become the next big thing. After all, business data can be lost quickly, and it can cost you everything. It seems that 51% of small businesses still use…
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How to Choose the Right Cloud Hosting Solution for an eCommerce Website
Global eCommerce sales are expected to reach 1.5 trillion dollars by 2018. This means that the massive expansion of online stores is not likely to slow down. To stay relevant in this highly-competitive environment, your online store will need to overcome several challenges. As the competition heats up, your cloud hosting solution needs to keep…
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Introducing the Windows Cloud Advanced Monitoring Platform Monthly Reports
Yesterday I blogged about our new “Executive Summary Report” which for most businesses provides the ‘right-sized’ amount of information on their service and what if any follow up actions need to happen but for many that are technically inclined they want to see more data. Well, for those of us that fit that mindset I…
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Introducing Managed Cloud Hosting Monthly Executive Summary Reports
As a leading managed cloud hosting provider we charge our clients a small fee each month (about the cost of a Latte a day) to take over the day to day management of their servers. With this management we handle a number of tasks for our clients that they are either unable to handle themselves…
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What you need to know before buying SSL certification for your website
The online platforms are getting stronger by the day. We have Google that puts information about every conceivable thing at our very fingertips. If you want to shop, that’s now possible with just a few clicks. In fact, if you are having trouble with work or school homework, you can easily get a tutor or…
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Why it’s necessary to invest in exclusive web hosting solutions
As you plan to launch your first ecommerce startup, think carefully about the web hosting solutions your business would need. The first thing you need is a great website. But, the question is what are the components that constitute one? Believe me, a good website is much more than just aesthetics and usability. It is…
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The Storefront(.net) E-Commerce Acquisition
Last week I joined Freestyle Solutions (Formerly Dydacomp) in announcing that storefront e-commerce (storefront.net) was officially acquired by my company, Awesome Commerce LLC (www.awesomecommerce.com). With this acquisition we’ll be building a new cloud based e-commerce platform that will expand upon the storefront shopping cart legacy and the leadership in e-commerce cloud hosting that Applied Innovations…
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3 Tips for Effective Ecommerce
Electronic commerce or ecommerce is basically the buying and selling of a company’s products or services online. Ecommerce can help a business expand into a new competitive marketplace. The advantage for a business to expand to ecommerce is the ability to virtually sell a product or service anywhere on the planet with just anybody. Companies…
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Important PCI Changes that may affect your E-Commerce Application
UPDATE: 5/13/16: We’ve just been informed that PayPal updated their notices yesterday (5/12/16) and are no longer targeting 6/17/16 as the deadline for migration to TLS 1.2 and have moved this out to June 2017. More information regarding PayPal can be found by clicking here. Additionally, UPS has now backed down from their previous date…
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