Articles by Max
Marketing
Our sole Hamiltonian, Max is a digital content strategist with degrees in Marketing and Philosophy. He has worked at the intersection of digital UX and marketing for banks, software creators and agencies. Conferences in South Africa, USA and Australia have invited him to talk about what he’s learned there. Working behind a keyboard suits him well: in a completely different job, he once crashed a truck.
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Email deliverability: Working with Microsoft's stricter email filters
Microsoft email services like Outlook and Hotmail are bouncing more emails than before. DMARC, which until recently could be reasonably described as optional, is now more like a requirement for Microsoft inboxes.
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Backported PHP patches for Cloud Container images are not a perfect solution
It’s better than being open to PHP2Shell exploits, but you should treat backported patches as a stop-gap before you upgrade to 8.2+.
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New Reserved Virtual Servers: high capacity without high costs
Bigger than Virtual Servers, less pricey than Dedicated Servers. Our newest hosting platform brings you dedicated CPU and RAM, tiered storage, and features that our old VDS could only dream of.
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We’ve already patched Cloud Containers and managed servers for Linux vulnerability ‘Copy Fail’
We’ve already patched Cloud Containers and managed servers against a zero-day vulnerability in Linux, affecting all versions shipped since 2017.
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Early birds, worms, and hardware prices in a time of turmoil
You know it’s bad when we start using words like “indicative”.
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Fighting the phishers with compulsory 2FA
From Monday 23 March, every SiteHost account will be protected by two factor authentication.
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How KoLab moved a Cook Islands superannuation app from Google Cloud to SiteHost
Our trustworthy, human-centred approach to technology resonated, and the cost savings are pretty good, too.
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We're the newest auDA-accredited .au domain registrar
Approval from Australia's domain regulator shows our commitment to the .au namespace, as well as our technical and operational expertise.
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The free 2026 SiteHost t-shirt
There’s a new year coming, which means a new SiteHost shirt. No cost, great design, limited time.
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Alvin Lawry on Active Print’s reinvention and ERP-fuelled efficiency
The right ERP helped speed up workflow at Active Print, a business that can put your brand on almost any merchandise you want. Managing Director Alvin Lawry gives us an inside view.
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Bad bots are changing the internet
Bots now make up the majority of internet traffic, and most of them are doing more harm than good. This first article in a series about bot protection describes the size of the problem.
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Changes to Monitoring for Unmanaged Cloud Container Servers
As we bring Cloud Containers in line with every other type of server, unmanaged really does mean unmonitored.
