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Article provided by ControlScan©Network SecurityKnowledge is power… so what happens when hackers know more about your network’s security than you do. Many online businesses have a false sense of security because they subscribe to numerous myths about their network’s securi ...
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Introduction:In web hosting environments, applications such as content management systems, blogs, and wikis usually employ database back ends. Business applications, such as billing systems, accounting and payroll software, or client relation management tools, also commonly use databases for dat ...
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By Zvi Grauer, PEER 1 ContributorQuite a few of us have an idea or a personal project worth sharing with the world through hosting on the Web. Most of us also have an older computer which is either collecting dust in the closet/attic/garage, or is in a lonely corner, waiting for someone to use i ...
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By Alex SooThe trend in modern processor development is a movement towards multi-core processing. Rather than focus solely on increasing clock speeds, manufacturers are now using multiple cores on a single processor to increases both performance and efficiency. In this arena, there are two signi ...
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All Managed Hosting providers require access to the devices you pay them to manage for you. Since they need access, you should ask the question, "Can you keep my login and password safe?" It sounds like a simple requirement, and yet most providers place password security as a low priority.Before ...
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By Alex Soo, PEER 1Microsoft’s flagship database product, SQL Server 2005 comes in several different editions that offer varying levels of functionality. While the decision to go with the Workgroup edition may be driven solely by costs, the choice between Standard and Enterprise editions m ...
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Anticipating its customers' increasing need for the utmost in storage management, backup and recovery, PEER 1 now provide industry leading storage, backup and recovery solutions from IBM and EMC. PEER 1's new systems, unmatched in the hosting industry, combine IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager softw ...
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By Zvi Grauer, PEER 1 ContributorIn a previous article, we explored the coming of age of software as a service (SaaS), web based applications used through a browser. The SaaS market is growing at a pace of 20% a year, and SaaS start-ups are attracting a large proportion of venture capital fundin ...
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By Zvi Grauer, PEER 1 ContributorSoftware as a Service (SaaS) is finally ready to explode onto the IT scene. SaaS products for the Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) market have been joined by initiatives from Oracle, SAP, Business Objects, and others, directed at large enterprises. For example ...
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Managed HostingManaged Hosting is a form of web hosting where a client chooses to lease an entire server housed in an off-site data center that is dedicated to their uses only, and not sharing it with anyone else as in a shared hosting environment. Managed Hosting gives the client complete contr ...