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Website Hosting

The latest Website Hosting news from our blog

Welcome to the Website Hosting section of our blog! Here you’ll find articles covering everything from the hosting services we provide here at O’Brien Media to industry news, tips, and commentary. Whether you’re curious about the benefits of our fully managed hosting platform or want to keep up with trends in website performance, security, and infrastructure, this is the place. Our team shares their expertise to help you make informed choices about where and how your website lives online.
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Business
Chris Grant (he/him)

Why Small Businesses Thrive with a Small Local Web Agency

If you’re a small business owner looking for tailored, reliable support, here’s why choosing a local agency – like us here at O’Brien Media in Swindon – could be one of the smartest decisions you make.

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News
Chris Grant (he/him)

Free Cloudflare Protection Our Hosting Services – and the Lava Lamp Magic Behind It!

At O’Brien Media, we’re big believers in making life easier – and safer – for our customers. Whether you’re running a one-page site for your local business or managing a fully-fledged online store, we’ve got your back when it comes to website security and performance. That’s why we include free Cloudflare protection with every domain name registration and website hosting package we offer.

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Business
Chris Grant (he/him)

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

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 iRedMail, a leading open-source mail server solution.

Illustration of web hosting components including shared, dedicated, VPN, and cloud hosting with server racks
Business
Chris Grant (he/him)

O’Brien Media’s New Cutting-Edge Hosting Platform Going Into 2024

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 containerization, offers unparalleled performance, security, and scalability. Here’s a deep dive into why these technologies are the cornerstone of our hosting services.

Find out the latest news from Google
Jenny Howell

Quick read: 4 Reasons to switch to HTTPS – RIGHT NOW!

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 secure everything.

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Code and Development
Chris O'Brien

What are your options for professional website hosting?

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.