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Simple security practices prevent most website attacks. Learn five essential tips: use strong passwords, switch to secure FTP, keep software updated, implement firewalls, and maintain offsite backups to protect your site.
Jacksonville-based rackAID earns recognition on KillerStartups.com for its cost-effective, customizable IT management approach. The managed service provider offers flexible monthly subscriptions, allowing businesses to select and pay for only the services they need.
Learn how to configure SMTP Authentication in Outlook 2007 to securely send emails through your mail server. This step-by-step tutorial explains why SMTP AUTH is more reliable than older POP before SMTP methods.
Learn how to add a remote MySQL server to Plesk in this quick video tutorial. Offloading databases improves performance, expands capacity, and enhances security by isolating resource-intensive operations from your main server.
rackAID CEO Jeff Huckaby speaks at HostingCon 2010 on how outsourcing IT management helps businesses stabilize operations, optimize performance, and ultimately increase profitability by transforming costs into investments with positive returns.
IT providers who hide behind jargon frustrate small business owners. Skip the technobabble and focus on business goals like recovery time and security response. The right IT partner speaks your language and grows with you.
Network issues cause most support tickets, especially DNS and email problems. These 10 easy-to-use online tools help pinpoint network outages, DNS errors, and connectivity issues, providing crucial diagnostic details for faster troubleshooting.
Learn how to use PingPlotter to run a traceroute and diagnose network outages. This simple tool helps identify whether connection problems stem from your ISP, server provider, or intermediate networks.
Virtualization offers rapid deployment and better resource utilization, but creates new server management challenges. Learn about P2V migration, monitoring complexities, backup strategies, and virtualization creep as you transition from physical to virtual infrastructure.
Avoid server management nightmares by sidestepping five critical mistakes: setting budget-first priorities, skipping reference checks, ignoring support processes, overlooking service agreements, and neglecting to review cancellation terms before signing up.
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