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.
SCAM ALERT: SiteHost customers targeted in phishing attack
Fake emails claim that SiteHost customers need to increase their email storage. The senders hope to harvest your login details.
Expanding our newest and best virtualisation technology
We built it for High Performance Virtual Servers, and now our new virtualisation technology enables new features on Cloud Containers and other servers too.
NotebookLM makes quick work of the long Cloud Exit story
Over time we've written 15,000 words on the Cloud Exit, AWS, and improvements in server hardware. Can this month's buzziest AI tool turn that into a useful podcast?
Blocked emails? Avoid spam filters with SPF & DKIM records
Gmail and other email systems require email senders to be authenticated by an SPF or DKIM record. Here’s how to make sure your mail gets through spam checks.
Patching SSH vulnerabilities in Ubuntu and Debian
An SSH vulnerability affecting Ubuntu, Debian and AlmaLinux distros could allow unauthenticated users to remotely access systems. Patching efforts are underway on all servers that we manage.
cPanel and Plesk’s new stopgap reprieve for older Linux distros will cost you
If you’re running cPanel or Plesk on a soon-to-be-unsupported OS like CentOS, AlmaLinux 7 or Debian 10, then WebPros are pleased to announce extended support - for a fee.
Interview: Nick Hayman from Panel Quote on why Azure wasn’t the right idea
After an attempted migration to Azure went nowhere, Panel Quote needed a hosting provider who actually listened, and delivered.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS added to High Performance Virtual Server platform
The latest Linux addition to our High Performance Virtual Servers will be in support for years to come.
Dave Sparks of Sparks Interactive
Dave Sparks started Sparks Interactive with his wife in 2005. We spoke with him about taking their web agency in and out of AWS, building an open-source development platform for the public sector, and why he’s a big fan of Drupal.
We're directly registering international domains now
A milestone moment introduces a new, more direct approach to registering .com and .org domains with SiteHost.
Gmail tightens its spam filters again
To safely deliver thousands of emails a day, you need the right SPF, DKIM and DMARC records.
Hard drive history, 2007-2023: Hundreds of times faster, dozens of time bigger
How economic is it to run your own hardware rather than rent cloud services? A look at storage media shows how fast the maths is changing.