Whatsapp was down last night…

So the popular messaging service, Whatsapp had a worldwide outage last night and reports are coming in that the service is still not completely in full health.   Naturally, everyone under the sun went into an immediate panic mode and took to online social media to voice their concerns for what many (jokingly) referred to […]

5 things you can do to sell more on your ecommerce site.

With the introduction of our PCI compliant servers we thought it was only fitting we should discuss the essentials of running an eCommerce site.   Pay attention to your UX or your sales will suffer The main goal of eCommerce site is to make sales and turn a profit. User experience (UX) plays a big […]

Google Earth has relaunched… now in HD!

Remember Google Earth? Well, it’s back and it’s prettier than ever.   In all fairness it never really left, but today Google has launched a revamped, browser friendly version of Google Earth that aims to help people ‘gain a new perspective’ of our world in all it’s HD glory. Naturally, there is also a mobile counterpart […]

Microsoft Windows Vista is officially dead.

Not that it had much love in the first place, nor that you’ll find many people still using Windows Vista, but as Microsoft released the Windows 10 creators update on Tuesday, they have also officially ended support for Windows Vista. The operating system was first released back in 2007. And for the past 10 years, […]

Introducing PCI Compliant Servers

We are pleased to announce we have extended our service portfolio with the introduction of PCI compliant servers. Give your customers the confidence to spend online with our managed eCommerce hosting. Our PCI offering is optimised for customers who qualify for Level 3 and 4. If you handle under 1 million transactions through your site […]

Different RAID configurations and their benefits.

In a previous article, we explained the basics of what is RAID? and what the benefits are of using RAID configurations for your drives. We thought we’ll continue the theme and talk about the different RAID configurations out there. Not all RAID is equal. There are generally 6 different RAID configurations. 0,1,5,6 & 10. Each […]

What is RAID?

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks It is typically associated with backup, but it is important to mention that it is not a backup solution in itself. People choose to configure their hard drives in RAID as it provides for better reliability and increases performance. RAID is where you have two or more […]

Meet the team at Digital Roadshow North – Blackpool

Datacentreplus will be exhibiting at the DMR event in Blackpool. The Digital Marketing Roadshow is a new type of event which looks to bring together digital experts in the local area and share their expertise and insights to those who look to remain competitive online. Companies are becoming increasingly reliant on technology to drive their […]

The 5 basic features of data backup

Backup, backup, backup… Being told to backup does get a little tiring after a while, but the advice is about as solid as ‘don’t eat yellow snow’. Seriously, though, what do you have in place to protect and recover irreplaceable files from corruption, deletion or theft?  We are always told to have a ‘plan b’, […]