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AWS Lowers Price on Several EC2 Cloud Instances

Amazon has reduced prices on several EC2 instances, the company announced Tuesday. The price reductions will apply to On-Demand, Reserved instance, and Dedicated host instances running Linux in certain regions. Continue reading

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Web Hosting and Cloud Computing Predictions for 2016 and Beyond: Part 2

In part one of the 2016 predictions, I wrote about the integration between e-commerce and point-of-sale systems, the growth of website and app builders, and malicious attacks aimed at infecting clouds. This post deals with some of the challenges the cloud and hosting industry is facing in 2016 and beyond. Continue reading

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Free SSL Certificate Initiative ‘Let’s Encrypt’ Secures OVH as Platinum Sponsor

France-based cloud and web hosting provider OVH has become a Platinum sponsor of Let’s Encrypt, an open-source initiative aimed at eliminating the barriers to trusted SSL/TSL (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) certificates which help engender trust online. Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated and open certificate authority run by… Continue reading

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Web Hosting and Cloud Computing Predictions for 2016 and Beyond: Part 1

The evolution of cloud and the web touches nearly all aspects of our businesses and our lives. The past few years have provided some indications about how things can change, and how important it is to be looking for the next trends. Continue reading

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Microsoft Adds an Element of Risk to Disk Encryption by Storing Recovery Keys in its Cloud

Microsoft did well to make disk encryption built-in and default for new Windows devices, which helps protect data if a laptop or tablet is lost or stolen, but in many cases the recovery key is transmitted to Microsoft servers which could provide backdoor access for government agencies or even malicious hackers if they get their hands on the recovery key. Continue reading

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