Dedicated Hosting News

Chicago-based dedicated hosting provider Steadfast Networks announced a major expansion into the New York market with the acquisition of The New York NOC and the opening of its newest data center in Manhattan. The expansion is the latest signs of growth for Steadfast, which also recently bought virtual private server specialist VPSSpeed and opened a second data center in the Chicago market.

Steadfast is offering colocation and dedicated hosting services out of its carrier-neutral new facility at 121 Varick Street in New York, the company said today. Steadfast plans to consolidate existing facilities in North Bergen, N.J. and Commack, New York into the new facility.

“Manhattan is a major commercial and financial hub with a need for the highly available and scalable colocation hosting and…

TFHost, a website hosting company, has called for data protection and cybersecurity measures to ensure online safety.

Head of Sales, TFhost, Mr Victor Matthias, cautioned Nigerians that while using the internet, there was a need to ensure cybersecurity, where attacks were inevitable but could be avoided.

He said there was a need to engage the internet wisely while having a personal internet experience and protecting data.

Matthias said that social media platforms had a great impact on digital marketing and created visibility for online businesses, but had their limitations.

According to him, most social media platforms accessible to Nigerians are internet spaces owned by…

Web hosting is a service that lets you rent web server space to publish a website. WordPress hosting is a specialized type of web hosting built for the content management system or CMS known as WordPress.

Let’s take a closer look at the differences as well as similarities between WordPress hosting and web hosting, and how to choose the best one for your website.

What is WordPress hosting?

WordPress hosting is a subset of web hosting that comes with the CMS WordPress pre-installed on a web server. You can use WordPress to design a website without using code. Beyond basic site design, WordPress lets you create, manage and organize content like landing pages and blog posts.

WordPress is open-source, so it can be installed on the servers of any…

When you are about to launch your website, one of the primary decisions you need to make is regarding your website hosting. As a beginner, the various hosting options can be overwhelming, but they can generally be classified into two main types: dedicated and non-dedicated servers.

What Does a Dedicated Server Mean?

• A dedicated server is entirely allocated to your website.
• All server resources are available exclusively for your use.
• It is akin to having an in-house web server without the maintenance concerns.
• This setup provides complete control over the server environment, allowing you to optimize it for your specific needs.

What Does a Non-Dedicated Server Mean?

• A non-dedicated server hosts multiple websites, including yours.
• Server resources are shared among all hosted websites.
• A single…