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O’Brien Media: New Email Hosting Platform Powered by iRedMail

Chris Grant (he/him) November 24, 2023 0 Comments
In the realm of digital communications, email remains a cornerstone. Recognizing its critical role, O'Brien Media has strategically established a new, independent email hosting platform, distinct from our website hosting services. This platform is powered by our servers and iRedMail, a leading open-source mail server solution. This move not only highlights our commitment to providing specialized...
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O’Brien Media’s New Cutting-Edge Hosting Platform Going Into 2024

Chris Grant (he/him) November 23, 2023 0 Comments
Why O'Brien Media Chooses Debian Linux, Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, and Node for a Cutting-Edge Hosting Platform In the dynamic world of web hosting, making the right technological choices is crucial. At O'Brien Media, we've carefully selected Debian Linux, Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, and Node as the core components of our hosting platform. This combination, coupled with our commitment to virtualization and...
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DNS, Website Hosting, and Their Differences Explained Simply

Chris Grant (he/him) October 25, 2023 0 Comments
In the bustling digital marketplace, having a website is akin to having a storefront in the real world. Just as you'd want your physical store to be easily accessible and well-maintained, your website needs certain tools and services to function smoothly. Two of these essential tools are DNS and website hosting. But what are they, and how do they differ? Let's break it down in plain English. What...
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WordPress 6.1: Everything You Need to Know About the New Release

Chris Grant (he/him) October 29, 2022 0 Comments
WordPress 6.1 drops on November 1, 2022, and with it comes a bevvy of new features and benefits for WordPress users and our Website Support and WordPress Support customers. In this blog post, we will take a look at some of the most exciting changes that are coming in WordPress 6.1! Automatic Conversion to WebP Format The WebP format is a modern image format that offers better and lossless image...
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Scheduled Server Maintenance – Friday 26th/Saturday 27th Feb 2020

Chris Grant (he/him) February 24, 2021 0 Comments
During the evening of Friday 26th into Saturday 27th February we will be carrying our essential server maintenance on all of our website hosting servers. There will be a brief period where email collection and website access will be affected. No email will be lost during this period and the maintenance will result in speed and stability improvements across our website hosting platform.
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Quick read: 4 Reasons to switch to HTTPS – RIGHT NOW!

Jenny Howell July 25, 2018 0 Comments
Why make the move to HTTPS? #1 Google Said So Google have given us several reasons to move to HTTPS, but the main reasons are Encryption, Data Integrity and Authentication. This just means an overall more secure site for users, which is especially important when handing over sensitive data. Bear in mind, your site may still be vulnerable to attacks and hacks, the HTTPS doesn’t solve and...
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Google to mark HTTP pages as “not secure” from July 2018

Chris Grant (he/him) July 11, 2018 0 Comments
How secure is your website? If you’re collecting sensitive customer information like passwords or credit card information, or even if you've got a contact form that can be used by customer to send you messages what are you doing to ensure and reassure customers their information is safe with your business? What’s HTTPS? HTTPS is the acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. It is a...
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What are your options for professional website hosting?

Chris O'Brien August 23, 2017 0 Comments
Most businesses today require an online presence and to get that online presence, one needs to create a website and host it. Website hosting refers to the term where your website is hosted on a server so that it can be viewed by people world over. To get people to come your website you need to get it hosted. There are many professional website hosting companies who provide a wide range of hosting...
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