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Developers

Low-code + custom: when to use low-code tools in your SaaS stack (and when not to)

Low-code has become a practical part of many SaaS stacks – because...

SaaS

Managing Unplanned Growth: Autoscaling & Cost Controls for Burst Traffic

When growth arrives unannounced – viral link, investor announcement, seasonal rush –...

SaaS

DevSecOps for UK SaaS SMEs: baking security into your pipeline without slowing down

Speed and safety no longer sit on opposite sides of the table....

Advice

Zero-downtime deployment strategies for SaaS: blue/green, canary & feature flags

Shipping fast is table stakes for SaaS – but shipping without outages...

Advice

Feature-toggles & pricing: dynamic feature-gating by plan in your SaaS

If you’ve ever wondered how SaaS products “unlock” features instantly when a...

Advice

DevSecOps for UK SaaS SMEs: integrating security into CI/CD without overburdening your team

For many UK SaaS SMEs, CI/CD is the engine room of delivery...

Developers

Launch Day Stress-Test Checklist

A launch isn’t a date; it’s a test. The moment real users...

Managed Hosting

The Secret to Hosting Without Headaches – At No Extra Cost

    For most businesses today, hosting headaches don’t come from servers...

SaaS

How Hosting Decisions Turn Small Apps into Big Players

SaaS growth stories often highlight the product or the marketing — but...

Managed Hosting

4 Mistakes Tech Directors Make That You Should Avoid

Being a tech director is a high-stakes role that involves juggling complex...

Website Hosting

7 Secrets of Hosting That Your Current Hosting Provider Won’t Tell You

Think your current hosting provider is giving you the full picture? Think...

Advice

How to migrate or backup your mailbox using PST Import

How to import Outlook data You can use the backup copy of your...

Advice

How to migrate or backup your mailbox using PST Export

How to export Outlook data The below steps can be used to...

STaaS

Why Our Clients Are Choosing Storm STaaS Over Dropbox

Dropbox is a solid platform. It’s easy to use, good at syncing...

STaaS

STaaS in Action: Real-World File Server Use Cases

If you’re still relying on Dropbox or an aging on-site file server,...

SaaS

Why SaaS Uptime Is About More Than Just Hosting

When people talk about uptime, they often mean hosting. Spin up infrastructure...

Cloud Hosting

Is Multicloud the Right Move for You? A Practical Guide for SaaS Teams

In the age of always-on services and unforgiving user expectations, SaaS companies...

BaaS

Backup as a Service (BaaS) vs Traditional Backups: Which One Keeps You Safer

Data backup is crucial for every organisation, large or small. With increasing...

IaaS

The Hidden Costs of Cloud: How IaaS Can Deliver Predictable, Scalable Infrastructure

Cloud computing has revolutionised the digital landscape by offering unmatched flexibility and...

Backups & Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery for SaaS Companies: How DRaaS Protects More Than Just Your Data

The Software as a Service (SaaS) industry has experienced explosive growth, largely...

SaaS

Vendor Lock-In: The Silent Killer of SaaS Flexibility

At first, everything seems perfect. You’ve chosen a reliable cloud provider, your...

Cloud Hosting

Why Cloud Hosting Bills Get Out of Control

Cloud hosting should be a growth enabler for SaaS businesses. But all...

Cloud Hosting

How does Hyperscaling Work?

Zoom was founded in 2012 and hit the 1 million download mark...

eCommerce & Marketing

Auto-Scaling in eCommerce: How to Stay Online During Flash Sales and Viral Moments

In eCommerce, success can strike in an instant—whether it’s a viral social...

Azure

Navigating Managed Hosting in Azure: A Beginner’s Guide

If you’re brand-new to Microsoft Azure and wondering how “managed hosting” fits...

Managed Hosting

Avoid Vendor Lock-In: Why Platform-Agnostic Cloud Partners Matter

The cloud has become a backbone of innovation, efficiency, and scalability for...

Azure

Microsoft Azure vs. Traditional Hosting: What’s the Difference?

Nowadays businesses have a wide array of cloud solutions to choose from....

Cloud Storage

From Trends to Predictions: The Cloud Hosting Landscape of 2024-2025

In 2024 we witnessed the Paris Summer Olympics, and saw the European...

Cloud Hosting

Basic SQL Queries for Beginners: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

In this post, you’ll get a crash course in basic SQL syntax...

Internet

Free and Affordable Privacy Policy Tools to Keep Your Business Compliant

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a tool that helps small...

Managed DevOps

24/7 Cloud Monitoring Essentials That Can Reduce Downtime

The cost of downtime is ticking upwards as time passes. The average...

Managed Hosting

Building Resilient Systems: Redundancy and Failover in DevOps

Chances are you’ve seen service providers promise 99.999% uptime in a given...

Managed DevOps

Proactive vs. Reactive: Strategies in DevOps

The cost associated with downtime, data loss, or inadequate user experiences is...

Managed Hosting

How to Fix the 500 Internal Server Error in WordPress: A Step-by-Step Guide

Seeing a 500 Internal server error instead of your WordPress website? The...

Cloud Hosting

DDoS Attacks Decoded: From Basics to Defense Strategies

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are among the most notorious and...

Cloud Hosting

The Challenges of a Private Cloud (and How to Overcome Them)

The private cloud market is booming and is set to grow at...

Security

How to help your clients through security concerns and challenges

Another year and more cybersecurity statistics. The risks are real and exacerbated...

Managed Hosting

This is what consumers expect from great customer support

Research suggests that 71% of consumers want personalised interactions from the brands...

Application Support

How to Ensure Continuous Uptime for Your Critical Applications

You may remember the tech issues British Airways had between 2017 and...

Managed Hosting

How templated servers save time and reduce costs

Templated servers, or perhaps more easily understood as ‘server templates’, are pre-configured...

Application Monitoring

Best Practices for 24/7 Application Monitoring

The cost of downtime is something you should be familiar with by...

Managed Hosting

A Brief Introduction to API Security

56% of enterprise leaders say that APIs help them build better experiences...

Managed Hosting

Install Payload CMS on Storm Internet

Payload seeks to redefine what a headless content management system can be:...

Managed Hosting

Install Cockpit CMS on Storm Internet

Cockpit CMS is a headless content management system (CMS) developed by Agentejo...

Managed Hosting

Comparing Hosting Options for Headless CMS: Cloud vs. Dedicated Servers

With managed hosting taking care of the server maintenance heavy lifting, it’s...

Managed Hosting

Headless CMS: Open Source vs SaaS

For many organisations the first few steps of the headless journey begin...

Cloud Hosting

How to estimate cloud server requirements

It can be tough to choose the right amount of cloud server...

Managed Hosting

What is Managed Hosting?

With managed hosting a service provider manages hosting infrastructure on behalf of...

Cloud Hosting

Understanding the Core Differences: Linux vs. Windows Hosting

Linux hosting or Windows hosting? The line separating the two operating systems...

Website Hosting

Migrating Your Website to a Cloud Server: A Blueprint for Seamless Website Transitions

Moving your website to a cloud server isn’t always as straightforward as...

Backups & Disaster Recovery

Disaster needn’t be the end of the world. Managed backup services can keep your business afloat

The third season of Ragnarok recently premiered on Netflix. It’s an enjoyable...

Security

Managing a WordPress Website? External Vulnerability Scanners Can Boost Your Security

Defiant, the company behind the popular WordPress security plugin Wordfence (4 million+...

Cloud Hosting

The Benefits of PCI Compliance for Cloud Security (even when you don’t store card data)

Roughly 56% of organisations have difficulty finding the necessary skills to protect...

Cloud Hosting

Cloud Solo Vs. Office 365 for Remote Work

A study by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research suggests that...

Networks

Importance of Virtual LANs in Maximising Uptime and Reliability

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) have become a necessity, especially since more...

Umbraco

How to install Umbraco on your local computer

Umbraco is a versatile content management system (CMS), as flexible and scalable...

SEO

Website Analytics: Understanding Your Audience and Measuring Success

With a brick-and-mortar shop, you often see the same faces over and...

Wordpress

Never Heard of WP-CLI? Here’s a Quick Introduction

The WordPress command-line interface, WP-CLI, is hands-down one of the most useful...

Cloud Hosting

Migrating Your Applications to the Cloud: Best Practices and Considerations

“Managing physical server and network infrastructure got to be too complex, and...

Dedicated Servers

Demystifying Dedicated Servers: When and Why Your Business Needs One

Have cloud servers have all but eliminated the need to spin up...

Backups & Disaster Recovery

Website Migration: How to Move Your Site to a New Host or Platform

Moving your site to a new host or platform is an easy...

Cloud Hosting

Managing and monitoring cloud services

80% of the clutter in most homes is due to disorganisation, not...

Security

Enabling HTTPS on your website: The importance of secure connections

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) provides secure communication between a website and...

Backups & Disaster Recovery

Website backup and recovery: how to protect your data

If you host your website in the cloud, you’re in luck. According...

Cloud Hosting

The 5 main cloud deployment models you should know

I often write about public cloud and private cloud, sometimes touching on...

Server Management

Maximizing Uptime and Reliability of IT Systems

IT systems play a crucial role in the day-to-day operations of many...

Cloud Hosting

The Different Types of Cloud Services in a Nutshell | Storm Internet

The Intergalactic Computer Network – a pretty sci-fi name you’ll agree, one...

Cloud Hosting

The difference between a container and a virtual machine | Storm Internet

The difference between a container and a virtual machine is that virtual...

Website Hosting

How to choose a website hosting package | Storm Internet

Choosing the right website hosting package will set the tone for your...

Cloud Hosting

‘It all adds up’: Cloud hosting can cut your energy bills

Switching to cloud hosting can save businesses almost £450 per server per...

Website Hosting

What is managed WordPress hosting? | Storm Internet

With managed WordPress hosting the service provider manages some of the administrative...

Cloud Hosting

Managed cloud hosting can help cut costs, if you do it right | Storm Internet

Managed cloud services is a growing industry expected to hit the USD...

Wordpress

5 Common WordPress issues (and how to fix them) | Storm Internet

I’ve previously written about a few methods that can be used to...

Wordpress

4 Efficient ways to diagnose WordPress issues | Storm Internet

“There comes a time in a man’s life, and I’ve had plenty...

Cloud Hosting

The attractive benefits of managed virtual servers | Storm Internet

Managed virtual servers are the perfect solution for individuals and organisations who...

Wordpress

How to choose WordPress plugins for better website security | Storm Internet

WordPress powers 43% of all websites. The popular open-source CMS can be...

Cloud Hosting

Traditional VPS vs cloud VPS | Storm Internet

I previously wrote about virtual private servers (VPS), and how they are...

Cloud Hosting

What are virtual servers? | Storm Internet

A virtual server is a server created by software called a hypervisor....

Backups & Disaster Recovery

How to backup your website with cPanel | Storm Internet

On March 10th of 2021, a fire destroyed OVHcloud’s SBG2 data centre...

Security

Storm virtual and dedicated servers: Premium PCI external vulnerability scans, for free | Storm Internet

Times are always interesting. If that not-so-ancient “ancient” Chinese curse – “May...

Latest News

Going the extra (leafy) mile: We’re planting 2 trees for every new virtual server | Storm Internet

We’re proud to announce 22 Trees –  a running initiative where we’ve...

Server Management

Installing SQL Server – A step-by-step tutorial (with screenshots) | Storm Internet

Microsoft SQL Server has evolved beyond a mere database management system. Today...

Wordpress

Umbraco vs WordPress, which CMS should you choose? | Storm Internet

There’s a convergence of the once unique features that set Umbraco and...

Website Hosting

How Rising Energy Costs Will Affect Hosting Prices in the UK | Storm Internet

On the 1st of April, the UK’s energy price cap jumped by...

Cloud Hosting

Cloud Storage 2022: The Top Safest Solutions | Storm Internet

Safety is the number one concern for most people when it comes...

Server Management

Common DNS Issues & How to Fix Them | Storm Internet

DNS issues can be frustrating and confusing for both casual browsers and...

Server Management

MySQL vs SQL: What’s the Difference? | Storm Internet

Do you know the difference between MySQL and SQL? If not, you’re...

Website Hosting

The Different Types of Web Hosting: Which One Is the Best for You? | Storm Internet

Web hosting is central to your website’s speed, reliability and availability. All...

Security

What Are The Different Types of Cyber Security? | Storm Internet

It’s incredible to think that 30 years ago, we lived without the...

Latest News

The Top Web Hosting Providers 2022: Which Is Right For You? | Storm Internet

The web hosting industry is constantly changing, and providers come and go....

Latest News

Web Hosting vs Domain Names: What’s the Difference? | Storm Internet

Starting a new business is an exciting time, especially if you haven’t...

Internet

Google’s Search Results Can Influence Your Opinion, and it’s dangerous | Storm Internet

In December of 2020 an article appeared on Forbes about 13-year old...

Backups & Disaster Recovery

5 Reasons why fully-managed backups can be better for business | Storm Internet

Heard the one about the “Billion Dollar Delete Button”? If you’ve read...

Awards

Storm Internet Breaks Own Record at ISPA Awards

Storm Internet has again set a new record at the Internet Services...

Security

Shopping for a web host? Look for these must-have security features | Storm Internet

The Wordfence-WPScan whitepaper is out, shedding light on the state of WordPress...

Security

Whitepaper: 86 billion WordPress attacks in 6 months | Storm Internet

The 2021 Mid-Year WordPress Security Report is now publicly available. The joint...

Cloud Hosting

Why businesses migrate to the cloud | Storm Internet

There are plenty of studies that reveal why businesses move the cloud,...

Backups & Disaster Recovery

Pixar’s ‘billion dollar delete button’ is a data loss warning to all business | Storm Internet

Data loss doesn’t always make the headlines, but that doesn’t mean it...

Cloud Hosting

Shared hosting could be killing your growth | Storm Internet

You’ve put a lot of effort into your site. The visuals are...

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