Research firm TheInfoPro has revealed that hardware giant Dell is going from strength to strength after server spending dropped globally during the economic crisis. The report, released earlier this week, surveyed 252 decision makers from Fortune 1000 companies and considered the financial results of top hardware suppliers. Reporting a 61 per cent increase in server [...]

I have always been impressed by visionary companies that look far into the future. The main difference between them and others within their industry is the passion for building something great that will last for generations to come. Richard Branson is building Virgin not just for his children and their generation but for his great, [...]

Yesterday, UKFast visited Salford University to talk to graduates about job opportunities in the North West. The session came at the end of a five day workshop about employability. With our overview of the business scene we were asked to present to the students about finding your perfect employer, approaching them, preparing for interview and [...]

At approximately 14.25 on Wednesday 21st July the London Internet Exchange (LINX) experienced a power outage in one of its data centres, causing connectivity issues for internet users logging into services and onto the World Wide Web. For around 20 minutes the service disruption was intermittent for users, causing confusion in relation to the actual [...]

Last week, Lawrence Jones, UKFast’s MD was involved in a lively round table discussion with The Business Desk. The event was hosted by DLA Piper at their offices in Barbirolli Square in Manchester and Chired by Business Desk Editor, Chris Barry. Around the table were a selection of the North West’s business leaders representing some [...]

At the start of last month I did a talk for Network Northwest about incorporating online marketing into your overall strategy. I was intrigued to see that the feeling around the room was that social networking, search, blogging and video were all quite separate from the activities of traditional marketing. Many of the SMB owners [...]

UKFast has been a pioneer of online growth and innovation since its inception ten years ago. Our primary focus is to help our customers accelerate their online business, because if our customers grow, so do we. New research by website optimisation software firm Aptimize has shown that websites of even the top UK brands are [...]

Most of us understand that the firewall in your solution is there to protect your hardware and valuable data from outside interference. What is not necessarily understood by the less technical amongst us, myself included, is what the published features mean and what they allow you to achieve. At UKFast, we provide Cisco ASA Firewalls [...]

The MyUKFast Account is a control panel available to both clients and non-clients. More than just a client portal to access account details and server information, the MyUKFast account gives exclusive privileges to the UKFast Knowledge Base. From the latest news to bandwidth usage charts the MyUKFast account is a comprehensive tool which you can [...]

Supporting what we have long known at City Tower, Google has followed up comments made by Matt Cutts in November by confirming that site speed is now a ranking factor in its SEO algorithm. According to a blog post published on Friday, faster sites not only improve user experience and reduce operating costs, but now [...]