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.
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.
When you're serious about AI, it makes sense to host your own
Your own dedicated AI Hosting makes everything, from experimenting to budgeting, easier.
Order your free 2024 SiteHost t-shirt and celebrate our 20th anniversary!
Our annual t-shirt giveaway is back, and this time it marks a serious milestone.
Holiday hours, summer 2023-24
Phone support hours will be reduced over the holiday period. Work on support tickets will keep happening, but on a reduced roster, and we’ll be available 24/7 for emergencies.
Phishing attempts target SiteHost customers
SiteHost customers are receiving phishing emails with fake login links. Time to add 2FA to your SiteHost account and take other steps to protect yourself.
Benchmarks show how fast our High Performance Virtual Servers are
Our new High Performance Virtual Servers (HPVS) deliver more than you get from the big international names, and we have the receipts.
AWS finds a new toll to charge everyone, calls it "modernisation"
AWS puts a price on IPv4 addresses while blocking adoption of IPv6. Another reason to think twice before going all in on The Cloud.
Lessons from years of AWS cost management
Optimising AWS bills is never easy. Not even if, like our Product and Automation Lead, Ben, you've helped customers save thousands every month.
The annual cPanel and Plesk price rise strikes again
WebPros have informed us that cPanel, Plesk, and CloudLinux will be more expensive from January 2024. It's an annual event. As always, Cloud Containers offer a way out.