by Ruby Paulson | Feb 1, 2017 | WordPress Maintenance, Factors affecting downtime, WordPress backup storage, WordPress Backups
GitLab deleted the wrong database, but when ineffective backup solutions got added to the mix, the site’s system admins had to battle the perfect storm to get the site online. The takeaway from this situation? Choose your backup solutions carefully. ...
by Suhas Udayakumar | Oct 25, 2016 | Factors affecting downtime, Test Restore, Webhosts, WordPress Backups
Making WordPress backups with your WordPress hosting service seems like a convenient option. Here’s what you should know about backing up with your web host(s) and why you shouldn’t do it. Making WordPress backups with your web host may be an option you are...
by Suhas Udayakumar | Oct 25, 2016 | Factors affecting downtime, Security, Webhosts, WordPress, WordPress Backups, Wordpress World
While it is easy to be online with a WordPress site, the real task starts after you are online. Do you know all the things that go wrong with your WordPress site? Read on to find out. Every person wanting to start a blog or a small business has heard the words “you...
by Suhas Udayakumar | Oct 18, 2016 | Factors affecting downtime, Security, Webhosts, WordPress, WordPress Backups, Wordpress World
A data centre is a complex entity in WordPress hosting. Do you know the different parts of a data centre, what can go wrong in each of those parts, and how it can affect your WordPress site? Find out. Many factors in different parts of a data centre and its operations...
by Suhas Udayakumar | Oct 18, 2016 | Factors affecting downtime, Security, Webhosts, WordPress, WordPress Backups, Wordpress World
We worry so much about performance of servers, PCs and other equipment, that we often forget that human errors have the potential to cause massive damage to WordPress sites. Owning a self hosted WordPress site is tricky for many reasons. Some of the more entertaining...
by Ruby Paulson | Oct 14, 2016 | Factors affecting downtime, Security, Webhosts, WordPress, WordPress Backups
Data centers have struggled to cope with natural disasters. Hurricane Sandy brought forth enterprising stories of efforts not in the disaster management plan. Do you know how your WordPress site is affected in a natural disaster and how your data center is affected by...