Downfall bug
Downfall is a bug that affects CPU (processors) of computers used across the world. The bug is probably a little concerning because a in theory it could be harmful in the cloud environment.
Continue readingDownfall is a bug that affects CPU (processors) of computers used across the world. The bug is probably a little concerning because a in theory it could be harmful in the cloud environment.
Continue readingWe’re obviously tracking this very carefully and we are planning ahead. We’re following advice from the relevant Govt health bodies and from our own specialist business continuity advisors.
Continue readingThe Tibus and Zesty Team had a fantastic afternoon celebrating Belfast Pride's Pride Day.
Continue readingToday our sister company Zesty welcomed new colleagues from 31interactive into the family.
Continue readingMore than 300,000 registrants are expected to lose their domains when the United Kingdom exits the European Union.
Continue readingThe latest version of PHP web application framework Symfony is excellent, so we're envisaging big things ahead over the next 12 months.
Continue readingEach year we like to gaze into our crystal ball and predict what's in store in the world of tech for the next 12 months.
Continue readingFind out how we got on when we made a series of tech predictions for 2017 at the start of last year.
Continue readingAn update for our customers on Meltdown and Spectre and our response to the Intel CPU vulnerabilities.
Continue readingDo your research up front to make sure you and your household don't find a smart home device is making life more difficult.
Continue reading2017 has been another big year in tech, another big year in hosting and another big year for the Tibus blog. More of you than ever before have been reading our articles - let's look at some of the key blog posts from the year.
Continue readingThe view from Tibus' new offices includes one of our clients.
Continue readingISO 27001 is hard work, but it has benefits for us and our customers. Let's explore some of them...
Continue readingWe're moving. Tibus' new offices will be in the City Quays 2 development in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.
Continue readingDid you experience frustration during your Black Friday online shopping? Here's the lowdown on which websites crashed on Black Friday 2017.
Continue readingAre you working towards ISO 27001 certification? Here are pointers on how to achieve ISO 27001 success based on our experience.
Continue readingMake sure you have the digital infrastructure in place to deal with modern Christmas shopping habits.
Continue readingIf you work in the public sector, you will know that it comes with its own processes, requirements and priorities. That extends to public sector web hosting, which we will discuss in this article.
Continue readingFind out how the digital infrastructure we put in place coped with Storm Ophelia.
Continue readingFormer hurricane Ophelia is on its way to our shores - and it is set to give Tibus’ infrastructure a severe test. Here’s why…
Continue readingWith Black Friday 2017 looming, we've put together these Black Friday Ecommerce Tips to help you maximise sales.
Continue readingDo you ever visit a website and wonder: where is this site hosted? It's usually pretty easy to find the answer.
Continue readingGet the lowdown on the purpose and functions of a domain name server.
Continue readingDiscover the pros and cons of a low cost hosting service for those shopping for web hosting on a budget.
Continue readingFind out a bit more about dedicated virtual servers and whether they are the right option for you.
Continue readingQ4 sales are vital for e-commerce businesses. Is your website equipped to cope with the busiest time of year in retail?
Continue readingChoosing web hosting is easy. Doing it well is not so easy. That's why we've put together this guide to help you work out what you need.
Continue readingA strange quirk of the internet is the unwritten rule observed by many businesses and organisations that he or she who built it must host it. Somehow web design and hosting got entangled.
Continue readingImage hosting and photo hosting can be a tricky aspect of site management for any website owner. Here are some tips to make it a bit easier.
Continue readingThere are lots of opportunities for local authorities to embrace the cloud and digital in general in order to improve services to customers, save money and operate more efficiently. In this article we’ll explore some local government digital strategy ideas.
Continue readingIn this article we will take a broad look at the main types of hosting services.
Continue readingAll businesses are looking at ways to work more efficiently and, where possible, save some money. Cloud infrastructure and services is one area in which it is very easy to accomplish both things.
Continue readingThere are some great pieces of software available for no charge - but will free business apps actually cost you more in the long run?
Continue readingAre you wondering how a private cloud server would work for your organisation? Here's the lowdown on what it entails.
Continue readingOur streaming platform successfully broadcast coverage of the first Test between New Zealand and the British and Irish Lions to talkSPORT listeners.
Continue readingDoes your organisation have a ransomware backup strategy to protect your data and content in the event of a cyberattack?
Continue readingWhen the British and Irish Lions take to the field at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday to face the All Blacks in the first Test, they will be expected to give everything they’ve got to deliver the performance demanded by their fans back home.
Continue readingWhen you’re choosing a web host, search engine optimisation might not be your primary consideration. Indeed, you might not be aware that your web hosting package can impact on SEO at all.
Continue readingTibus’ newly launched Veeam Cloud Connect backup as as service provides IT service providers and consultants with a better way to provide a secure, affordable and efficient backup service to their clients.
Continue readingRansomware really made its mark on the public consciousness earlier this month when the Wanna Decryptor or WannaCry hack hit NHS computer systems.
Continue readingYou might have thought that the net neutrality issue was settled once and for all by a Federal Communications Commission ruling back in 2015. But the same organisation’s commissioners have now voted two-to-one in favour of overturning rules that force ISPs to treat all data as equal.
Continue readingThe bimodal IT concept appears to be experiencing something of a comeback. It has been around as an idea for a while, but has recently become more viable for larger organisations.
Continue readingThe humble web server seems to have been cropping up in an increasing number of political controversies of late. Let’s investigate a little further…
Continue readingHow much thought do you give to picking a web host?
Continue readingNot all web hosts are created equal. When you set about choosing a web hosting service it can be tricky to work out which companies are deserving of your business. Plenty of web hosting companies will make big promises about what they offer, but it’s down to you to work out if that’s what you need. In this article we will help to guide you through some of the key considerations.
Continue readingAre you selling online? If so, it is worth checking that your digital infrastructure is ready to cope with new methods of encryption.
Continue readingAre you choosing web hosting? This infographic will help you to work out which web hosting types are the right fit for your organisation.
Continue readingWould a hybrid cloud architecture be the right option for your organisation? Let’s explore what it entails, plus some of the pros and cons.
Continue readingLast week’s Amazon Web Services outage caused a great deal of disruption for many businesses and their customers, and was no doubt of great embarrassment to Amazon.
Continue readingAfter large swathes of the internet were plunged into chaos by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage last night, we look at the things we can all learn from the technical difficulties experienced by companies of all sizes.
Continue readingLearn about some of the things Tibus does to make life easier for your IT people.
Continue readingWondering if shared hosting is right for you? In this article we will examine some shared hosting pros and cons.
Continue readingIn this article we will look at the history of cloud hosting from its theoretical beginnings to the technology we know today.
Continue readingCloud hosting has been a widely accepted part of the public vocabulary for the best part of eight years now, yet there is still uncertainty and confusion about its pros and cons among some potential users.
Continue readingSecurity flaw allows hackers to attack WordPress websites with ease - immediate update needed.
Continue readingIf Trafficwatch NI crashes when the roads get busy, that suggests more resilient hosting is needed.
Continue readingThe smart home could take off in 2017. So who is hosting the apps that you might be putting in control of your home?
Continue readingFake news has been one of the buzzwords of 2017. How can you check the trustworthiness of the news you read?
Continue readingThe new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect from May 2018. Is your business ready to implement the changes?
Continue reading2016 was certainly an eventful year, with some seismic global events. In the grand scheme of disruption and upheaval, it might not have been DDoS attacks that had the biggest or longest lasting effect, but their impact was not inconsiderable. And it does not look like the situation will improve in 2017. In fact, DDoS attacks are likely to get worse this year.
Continue readingWhat's the most popular type of web hosting right now?
Continue readingThe start of a new year is as good a time as any to appraise your web hosting arrangements. In this article we’ll look at some of the factors that might come into your thinking.
Continue readingAs 2016 draws to a close, we turn our attention to the predictions we made at the start of the year.
Continue readingThe end of a year and the start of a new one is always a time to take stock, reflect on the past and look forward to what the future might hold. In the fast-paced world of tech, that’s not always easy. Nonetheless, we’ve been gazing into the Tibus crystal ball to make some predictions as to what could be in store in 2017.
Continue readingFind out how Storm Barbara will put our web hosting infrastructure to the test.
Continue readingOfcom has today opened a consultation period over plans to make it easier for competitors to access BT’s ultrafast broadband network.
Continue readingBlack Friday - the busiest e-commerce shopping day of the year - once again claimed a few victims among retailers. So, which websites crashed on Black Friday 2016?
Continue readingCan the madness of Black Friday 2016 ultimately help you to improve your website? We think so.
Continue readingAre you weighing up the options and wondering whether Co-Lo (colocation) hosting is the right option for you? In this article we’ll look at the benefits of Co-Lo.
Continue readingDon't make the costly mistake of allowing your domain name to expire. Follow these tips on how to renew a domain name and stay in control of your website.
Continue readingIt’s now just a matter of days away. If you’re still preparing for Black Friday 2016, here are some last minute tech tips to focus your thoughts.
Continue readingWhat is most appropriate to improve the performance of your website: a content delivery network or a dedicated server? In this post, we explore CDN vs dedicated server.
Continue readingHow will the Brexit vote to leave the EU affect the UK web hosting industry? In this article, we try to predict the answer to that question.
Continue readingLearn how to harness technology to maximise your podcast advertising revenue.
Continue readingA quick and effective way of improving website performance is by using server load balancing - but what is it and what does it entail? Let’s find out.
Continue readingIt is no secret that the giants of the web hosting world are almost exclusively based in the USA. So, why would a company choose to have a dedicated server in Europe?
Continue readingBuying cloud services has never been quicker or more cost-effective for public sector organisations. In this article we look at the G-Cloud Procurement process.
Continue readingA web server was something of which you generally needed only one when the Internet first emerged as a commercial presence. That is now changing.
Continue readingISO 27001 is the international standard for information security management. As such, it is the most relevant method of quality assessment for the hosting industry.
Continue readingToday is the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. It is a quarter-of-a-century since Tim Berners-Lee let us all in on his invention.
Continue readingSome statistics and data to demonstrate why it is important to get your website loading as quickly as possible.
Continue readingIs slow page load speed dragging your website down? Let’s find out how to solve that problem.
Continue readingHow to optimise your web hosting to achieve performance improvements for your website.
Continue readingSmartphone feeding app Petnet stops working due to technical problems. What does that mean for the future of hosting?
Continue readingYour app needs the correct scalability and support in place in order to succeed - just in case it hits the jackpot like Pokemon Go.
Continue readingWhile the small matter of a new Prime Minister was dominating the headlines last week, the Investigatory Powers Bill was going through the next stage of its procession towards becoming law.
Continue readingWith British Prime Minister David Cameron announcing that he will have left his post and been replaced by Home Secretary Theresa May by the end of Wednesday, we look at how our paths have crossed over the course of his premiership.
Continue readingWe chart the history of the web hosting industry from the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, past Tibus being founded in 1996 to the present day.
Continue readingWith its low prices and relatively no-frills offering, VPS hosting can sometimes seem like an appealing option. But is it the right option for you and your organisation?
Continue readingA new example of Facebook moving the goalposts and demonstrating why media organisations need to be wary of an over-reliance on the social media platform.
Continue readingLast night’s deadline for voter registration ahead of the EU Referendum proved that even the best websites are susceptible to failings in their hosting infrastructure.
Continue readingWhich WordPress plugins are best to install on your website?
Continue readingWordPress has many users in the business and enterprise worlds - but can it be hosted securely? Let's find out...
Continue readingWhat would happen to your website and data if disaster was to strike your server? What would be lost and how soon would your business be operational again?
Continue readingThe lessons we learned (the hard way) on the frontline of extending DevOps practice into an external hosting environment.
Continue readingSome web hosts depend upon bringing in a huge volume of clients at very low prices with little or no consideration as to what service is best suited to the website in question. We do things a bit differently...
Continue readingLocal government has not been as quick to embrace the cloud as might have been expected. Here are a set of steps local authorities can take to start getting the most from cloud technologies.
Continue readingThe EU had today agreed new data protection rules. Read on to find out what that means for you...
Continue readingWe’re a web hosting and digital infrastructure company, not an advertising network, so how can we help you maximise your internet radio revenue? Read on to find out.
Continue readingLearn about easy ways of achieving unlimited web hosting for your website - perfect if your site is currently eating up resources or is set for big growth.
Continue readingWe’re a web hosting and digital infrastructure company, not an advertising network, so how can we help you maximise your internet radio revenue? Read on to find out.
Continue readingContinuing our work with public sector organisations, we've been accepted to a new digital marketplace framework created by the UK Government.
Continue readingTips on ensuring high availability of your website.
Continue readingOne of the key considerations when choosing web hosting is deciding what it is worth to your organisation for your website to be available. How much of the time does you website need to be available?
Continue readingThe chances are you’re aware of the Snoopers’ Charter. That’s the nickname that was given first to a piece of draft legislation entitled the Draft Communications Data Bill (which was later blocked) and more recently to the Investigatory Powers Bill (which treads over much of the same ground).
Continue readingProcurement officials from a variety of public sector organisations explain why they chose to buy cloud computing services from the government's G-Cloud framework.
Continue readingWhich is better for your hosting requirements: cloud hosting or a dedicated server? Let’s find out.
Continue readingAs you have probably seen in the news, Apple are currently battling the FBI over the law enforcement agency’s request to access a phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers.
Continue readingThe US presidential primaries have descended into web hosting farce after Donald Trump managed to take the official campaign website of fellow Republican candidate Jeb Bush.
Continue readingFor businesses and public sector bodies buying web hosting services, security is usually a major factor in influencing their choice of web host. But how do you go about finding secure hosting?
Continue readingWhen making purchasing decisions, we all weigh up the benefits of working with a local supplier against those of working with an overseas company. In the world of web hosting, when we often never see what we’re buying, perhaps we don’t give it quite so much thought. In this article we will explain some of the advantages of hosting a website in the UK over the rest of the world.
Continue readingDo you prefer working with Irish businesses or those further afield? In most cases, it comes down to a common sense decision once all the options have been weighed up. Perhaps we don’t do that quite as stringently when choosing a web hosting provider as in some other purchasing decisions. In this article we will explain some of the advantages of hosting a website in Ireland over the rest of the world.
Continue readingThe enterprise world looks primed for a big entrance from Apple and 2016 could be the year they make their move. Here are some of the reasons why that looks set to be the case…
Continue readingCloud technology continues to develop and evolve. That ongoing evolution and the inherently flexible nature of cloud web hosting means it is not something that will ever stand still. This year will be no different...
Continue readingManchester City website buckles under a surge of traffic as they announce their next manager.
Continue readingFor media companies and other organisations who are planning on live streaming their content, it is important to choose a content delivery network (CDN) that is up to the task. Here are some key considerations...
Continue readingPrivate clouds offer an excellent alternative to the public cloud for clients with demanding websites. So, what are the advantages of opting for a private cloud?
Continue readingThat’s a really good question: just what is managed hosting?
Continue readingHelp on choosing the best geographic location for your server.
Continue readingAre you responsible for a large traffic website? Here are our tips on ensuring it is hosted effectively on a server that is up to the job.
Continue readingAs Tibus prepares to turn 20, a look at some of our old websites.
Continue readingCan your website cope with the digital storm of adverse weather in the real world?
Continue readingWhen your business or organisation needs to host a new website or is looking for a new host for an existing site the chances are you will be looking for a good web host. The question is: what makes a good web host and how do you go about finding one?
Continue readingA new year is a good time for reflection and for new starts, in life as in business. That includes in our specialist area of web hosting.
Continue readingSports Personality of the Year attendees use SSE Arena's Tibus connectivity infrastructure to stay online during the event.
Continue readingEnergy, transport and water firms will be among those needing to tighten up their cybersecurity.
Continue readingEnergy, transport and water firms will be among those needing to tighten up their cybersecurity.
Continue readingAre you a public sector organisation looking for a hosting partner for your G-Cloud requirements? If so, you might like to learn a bit more about Tibus.
Continue readingFind out which retail websites were able to cope with Black Friday demand and which ones suffered service outages.
Continue readingWhether your website is sailing through without any problems or crashing at the first sign of a traffic spike, don't waste this opportunity to learn and improve.
Continue readingIf you work in a government department or another public sector body that is considering adopting cloud hosting to cut costs and increase efficiency, make sure you ask these questions to achieve the results you want.
Continue readingIn these times of cuts and economic belt-tightening, no project manager in any government department wants to see the project they are overseeing come in over budget.
Continue readingDiscover the benefits of getting your very own business internet connection.
Continue readingWhy you’ll always speak to a trained engineer, who is free from scripts and free to make the changes you need.
Continue readingTips and suggestions for TalkTalk customers following the serious data breach affecting the telecoms company’s website.
Continue readingA cancelled gig, tears, uncertainly... the last thing One Direction fans needed was being unable to get the information they needed.
Continue readingNotes, observations and things we learned at the INEX Meeting in Dublin on October 15, 2015.
Continue readingFollow these 9 tips to minimise the chances of your email account being accessed by hackers.
Continue readingBlack Friday and Cyber Monday are among the busiest shopping days in the year - but is your website ready to cope with that demand? If it’s not, you could be alienating customers and losing sales.
Continue readingThere has been a lot of talk about ad blockers in recent days - so is it ethical to use one?
Continue readingAre you enjoying the Rugby World Cup at the moment? Did you know you can watch it live on a Tibus platform? We’ll explain how in this blog post.
Continue readingHave you been unable to make Skype calls today? If so, here are some ideas to stop your business grinding to a halt due to web calling and instant messaging problems in the future.
Continue readingThinking of bulldozing your current web hosting arrangements in favour of something new? Here’s why it’s actually a similar process to building a new property.
Continue readingWhat peering and routing arrangements does your web host have in place for you? If you’re not sure, it might be time to exert a little peer(ing) pressure to find out, because it can have a major impact on the performance of your website.
Continue readingWe've been to visit Dell in Limerick as part of our procurement process for some new servers. We were also treated to having a go on the Oculus demo machine during the trip (strictly in the name of business, you understand).
Continue readingDo you have a high traffic website that has experienced rapid growth? One simple way of improving the performance of your website is to move the content closer to the audience.
Continue readingIn this blog post, we share our insight and experience of hosting the websites of energy suppliers and utilities companies.
Continue readingMany web hosting companies offer a site migration guide on their website. This is usually a list of processes and tasks you need to undertake in order to become their customer. At Tibus, we do things a bit differently.
Continue readingHave you spotted some new icons dotted around our website? You'll get to know a bit about how they came about in this article.
Continue readingAn interactive map detailing average internet connection speeds in every country in the world.
Continue reading21.30 Tuesday night through to 02.30 Wednesday morning.
Continue readingOr why a cat video going viral in the office next door needn’t reduce your company’s productivity.
Continue readingChoosing web hosting in Ireland is very much en vogue, with huge multinational tech firms such as Apple, Google and Facebook all working towards building or increasing their hosting presence in Ireland. Yet many Irish firms host their websites in the US or elsewhere - should they move closer to home?
Continue readingWith the transfer window in full swing and transfer deadline day fast approaching, we look at what football clubs can do to stop major announcements making their websites unavailable.
Continue readingUser experience (UX) is the discipline of studying a person's behaviour, attitudes and emotions towards a product or service, and of creating the product or service in such a way that the behaviour, attitude and emotion shown towards it is overwhelmingly positive.
Continue readingPlans to bring high-speed broadband to entire population of the Republic of Ireland firmed up in new strategy documents.
Continue readingBusinesses in Northern Ireland can get £3,000 towards installing a superfast broadband line - but they need to act fast.
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Continue readingAll the details about tonight's power outage and what you need to know.
Continue readingThis is the final piece of remediation work needed after the fire and associated power problems in the BT data centre on Wednesday
Continue readingThey estimate 20.00 to midnight on Monday night, but expect a shorter window.
Continue readingBT want to replace the mains power provision with a temporary UPS.
Continue readingFormer second Permanent Secretary at the Treasury, Sharon White, became Ofcom’s new chief executive in 2015. Here’s why we like what we’ve heard so far.
Continue readingOpening up BT's core network meant big savings and better choice for businesses and consumers. Moves to open up the dark fibre network should bring similar benefits.
Continue readingHas your email stopped working? In this blog post, we'll provide some basic troubleshooting information to help get your mailbox up and running once again.
Continue readingThe British Library has revealed the current results of a public vote on the clauses that should make up a digital Magna Carta. The results are interesting.
Continue readingIssue in SE Asia having knock-on affect to rest of Net
Continue readingShopping for a hosting package is similar to shopping for a suit. In both cases, the long-term value for money is found by choosing a bespoke option.
Continue readingWhat are web developers looking for when they're looking for a hosting company? We've been mulling that over, but we also want your thoughts.
Continue readingWe make some predictions on how the shape of cloud computing in government might change over the next five years.
Continue readingToday's Queen's Speech was not short on content impacting Tibus' stomping ground of internet, hosting, connectivity and technology. Here are some of the key talking points.
Continue readingServer security has arguably never been such an important issue for businesses. In this blog post, we will detail an easy way to secure your own virtual server (VPS)…
Continue readingThere is a bit of a dilemma facing any companies working in the cloud hosting industry: to upgrade or not to upgrade.
Continue readingAs a web hosting company, we usually take pride in our ability to keep our servers up. But an uncharacteristic server fail was a strange source of pride for us last week...
Continue readingOur technical manager David Farrell was recently in Manchester for the UKNOF (UK Network Operators Forum). UKNOF31 took place at Manchester Central Convention Complex on April 20, 2015. As usual, it was a brilliant forum.
Continue readingWith a mind-boggling array of web hosting packages on the market, it can sometimes be difficult to work out which is the right one for your organisation.
Continue readingGenerally, viewing your clients as puppets is no way to run a successful business. But we can make an exception to that rule…
Continue readingA selection of insider tricks and tips to get the most of the ecommerce hosting package for your website
Continue readingConventional wisdom has always been that your most valuable content should be on your website, where you have full control of it, yet major news organisations are apparently prepared to put some of the internet’s most valuable new content in Facebook’s hands.
Continue readingThere are changes afoot in the way web traffic flows. It seems likely that we are heading towards a change of protocol, probably to HTTP/2, with the intention of increasing security.
Continue readingWebsite owners using the popular MainWP Child WordPress plugin need to upgrade the plugin immediately to avoid a serious security vulnerability on their sites.
Continue readingWe've been hosting websites since 1996. In that time, we've seen web design trends come and go, and sometimes come back again (but mainly go!). With that in mind, we're casting our minds back to when Tibus was the new kid on the block.
Continue readingIt is just over a week since the USA’s Federal Communications Commission voted to pass new regulations on net neutrality.
Continue readingDigital infrastructure in the public sector is something that cuts across a lot of our work at Tibus.
Continue readingApple's announcement of a new data centre in Ireland is a great boost for Irish internet businesses and customers alike. Call us greedy, but we would love to now see Apple take the next step in engraining itself with the local tech community.
Continue readingThe software in question isn't new to the market, but it was the first time we'd had cause to use a platform of this kind. Having now done so, we're happy to report back our findings... we think SurveyMonkey is wonderful.
Continue readingUS broadcaster NBC Sports took the decision to stream the Super Bowl free-of-charge. This was both a bold move - demand could only be approximated for one of the world’s biggest sport events - and a big vote of confidence for streaming. So, how did it go?
Continue readingRarely a week goes by without a hacking story making international headlines - what does the growing and evolving cyber threat mean?
Continue readingHave you used Molto? We have. Being in the digital infrastructure business means it makes sense to try new apps as they hit the market. Molto is a free email management app that has earned excellent critical and technical reviews, and was hugely popular.
Continue readingFacebook and Instagram both went down for 40 minutes this morning. While the problem caused the inevitable memes, fun-poking and social media suggestions that people would have to live in the real world for a little while, there were bigger things at stake for businesses that have aligned themselves closely with Facebook.
Continue readingWe’ve given Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed ban on encryption a few days to sink in - but it still makes no sense at all. He suggested in a speech on 12 January that SSL should be outlawed because, in his words, “in our country, do we want to allow a means of communication between people which we cannot read?”.
Continue readingTibus is not tied to any single provider or platform, which means that when you ask us if a particular product is right for you, we will give an honest answer. If it isn’t, we’ll try to point you in the direction of something that is a good option for you.
Continue readingOver the past 18 months or so, we have seen a big move towards the G-Cloud (the government and public sector equivalent of cloud computing).
Continue readingThe web hosting and content delivery work we undertake at Tibus is mainly about staying in the background: being an unnoticed but efficient presence, ensuring the website and its content can be accessed by those who need to access it without them ever giving much thought to how they were able to access it.
Continue readingAre you considering getting a data centre for your organisation? Here are 10 of the many considerations you need to take into account before choosing the right data centre.
Continue readingAre you expecting lots of traffic to your e-commerce website to shop in you January sale? Here are some pointers on planning ahead to make sure that your website remains available and you are not missing out on sales.
Continue readingChristmas is looming, which means we all get a few days to sit down and take stock. That, in turn, means we will return to work in the new year full of fresh ideas.
Continue readingWhat if your e-commerce website crashes on what should be its busiest day or the year? Here are some tips on making sure your site is ready to cope with Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Continue readingUKNOF is forum of network operators from the UK, Ireland and further field which facilitates the exchange of operational, technical and engineering information related to Internet operations. The broader remit of the group is ‘distribution of clue’ and the meetings are well attended by staff from both large and small network operators. Tibus staff have attended meetings and derived great value from them, and we encourage all folks in the network and Internet engineering arenas to give the meeting a look.
Continue readingWe’ve almost completed the remedial work required, since the vulnerability was made public on Monday night. And now that we have:
Continue readingWe much enjoyed a recent piece on Pando about Facebook and a scheme it has agreed with GoSmart (a T-Mobile company), in the US. This scheme allows GoSmart users to access Facebook from their mobile phone for free – for Go Smart customers on the new tariff, using Facebook on their phone wont count against their daily data allowance.
Continue readingWe now employ DNS in an Anycast configuration. This means we have multiple instances of our DNS servers distributed across our network. We use a custom BGP configuration to ensure that our DNS services are available in multiple locations at the same IP address. We announce the BGP routes from those locations and the BGP path selection algorithms do the rest. Please get in touch for more information – we’re happy to share what we’ve learned in this production deployment with anyone interested.
Continue readingWe’re all guilty of it, aren’t we? We download the app. Or we install the software. Or we decide to purchase that thing online. We get almost all the way through the process and we’re then presented with a little box on the screen - confirming that we have read and understood the terms and conditions. We tick the little box…
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