So, you have your million dollar idea, you have spent every waking moment painstakingly learning to code and now you’re ready to unleash your start-up on the world. Dan from the UKFast marketing team talks us through what’s next. For any start-up or fast-growing business that wants to start telling its story, a marketing strategy [...]

Hacking techniques evolve rapidly so keeping your finger on the pulse is essential for protecting your website. The latest development is the Distributed Reflection Denial of Service attack (DrDoS); the stronger, uglier version of a DDos. A DDoS attack, as we know, happens when a group of computers generates a huge amount of traffic to [...]

So you know the basics of a single server solution but what about when things get a bit more technical? We take a look at what exactly a clustered server is and how can it benefit your business? Defining a basic server is quite simple. It’s a computer that provides a service to other computers, [...]

Wowsers! We’ve already had a storming start to the year when it comes to awards and we have just discovered that we’re finalists in two more! We’ve been shortlisted for the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards, Best Workplace category and in the Comms Dealer Sales Awards for Customer Service of the Year. It’s a fantastic [...]

For some time now we have known that website speed affects the conversion of the site, but what about speed across the whole business? How do businesses accommodate modern shoppers and their need for speed? In 2009, Google revealed research to show that just a 0.5 second delay in the page load speed of a [...]

The Data Centre Solutions Awards recognise the best in the industry and we are absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted again – but we need your help! UKFast has been named as a finalist for the Managed Hosting Provider of the Year at this year’s DCS Awards in recognition of our growth and rapid move [...]

Are you an expert in your field? Or do you want to learn more about the latest trends and technologies? If so, the UKFast Round Tables are here to help! Every couple of weeks we gather a panel of industry experts to discuss the latest trends, emerging technologies or business tips to find out what [...]

As analysts reveal a slump in the PC market, we take a look at how mobile phones, iPads and other portable devices are making an impact on business and personal IT and what that spells for the future. The number of consumer PCs is in rapid decline according to market researchers Gartner and IDC who [...]

The 2013 Budget has been most notable for its measures to stimulate economic growth and recovery, not to mention the now infamous, ‘penny off a pint’. However, traditional corporate businesses were not the only ones to benefit, with tax relief for investment in social enterprises to be considered by the Government. Tax relief for whom, [...]

Hacker forums and the tech press are abuzz with news of a tool enabling hackers to attack the Remote Desktop protocol of servers. It’s a commonly used protocol on remote servers and relies on common ports being left open to access them. Our friends at cybersecurity firm Secarma explain what it is and, more importantly, [...]