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.
Profile: Gareth Evans, Umbraco expert & Sniper Systems founder
Gareth Evans of Sniper Systems probably knows Umbraco better than anyone else in New Zealand. We spoke with him about his business’s development niche, his favourite CMS, and the pitfalls of self-hosting.
Orders now open for the 2023 SiteHost t-shirt
It’s the end of the year which means it’s time for that most treasured of annual traditions, the SiteHost t-shirt giveaway!
cPanel and Plesk’s prices tick up again. Time for Cloud Containers?
cPanel and Plesk price rises have become one of our least favourite end-of-year traditions. Cloud Containers remain a good way to avoid the ratchet.
ZX Security attacked a big piece of Government technology—and we were proud to help
When ZX Security wanted to simulate a hefty DoS attack on a Government client, we were the supplier they trusted to deliver the weapon.
Time to get ready for the new .nz registry system
Renew or register .nz domains before 1 November, and prepare for a longer minimum registration period.
Your experience matters, so we’re asking you to share it
We’ve always aimed to offer 5-star hosting, so we’ve started asking more customers to tell the world how we’re doing.
Our new ICANN accreditation will shorten the domain supply chain
Deregulation and market concentration are reshaping the domain industry, so we're working to improve our position.
International domain prices are on the move (2022)
Because we’re being charged more by our providers, we are increasing some international domain prices from July 1.
Positive numbers from our first year of solar power
Now that our 384 solar panels have had their first trip around the sun, Quintin Russ explained to NZNOG how it all came together and how well the numbers stack up.
Craft isn’t an average CMS, so avoid average hosting
Without the best host, you won’t realise the maximum potential of your Craft CMS websites. Find out how and why SiteHost delivers.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) available on VPS and VDS
The latest long-term support (LTS) release of Ubuntu is available for provisioning.
Magento means business, and serious hosting decisions
Your Magento store needs more than regular shared web hosting, but how much more?