Month: March 2012

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Netcetera Launches Sitebuilder

We are delighted to announce that Netcetera has launched our latest product, Sitebuilder. This is an innovative all-in-one website building solution. SiteBuilder allows you to build a website without needing any technical knowledge, and is perfect for anybody looking for a simple solution to build a website.

SiteBuilder makes it so easy!  You can create business and hobby sites, online portfolios, and more. It’s as easy as a few clicks of the mouse and it does not require downloading any software to your computer.

SiteBuilder includes all the tools, widgets and templates that you need to build a beautiful website.

SiteBuilder enables you to build websites as soon as you have signed up so you can have your website live in a matter of minutes. Features include drag and drop building, the possibility to set up shop and add images and videos as well as superb help and support.

With Netcetera’s Sitebuilder you can build your own website for as little as £4/pm and to test drive the solution we are offering a 14 day FREE trial.

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Cloud Step 10: The Importance of Data migration

Cloud computing does not just ‘happen’. Vendors need to explain to their clients how data migration will be implemented. This is the most important task for cloud computing vendors because this will not only deal with the future efficiency of the application but also the security of the data.

A detailed plan with a corresponding time frame should be discussed. Some companies may have more requirements from their clients for data migration than others, these are done to ensure proper migration without having to deal with future insecurities.

The cloud represents significant improvements in both capital and operating costs, particularly as businesses struggle to maintain control of increasingly large and complex data loads. However, the transition from traditional data center infrastructure to the cloud can be disruptive if not handled properly.

One of the main concerns is the fact that the cloud is built on virtual resources. This means a fair amount of preparation is needed to ensure data availability.

Our team of administrators understands how complex moving web sites can be and will guarantee your web site is error-free and functioning the way it is supposed to after the web site migration process is complete.

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Cloud Step 9: Importance of Considering Downtime and How to Deal with it?

No business should start their operations with a cloud computing vendor without a Service Level Agreement (SLA). The SLA will specify the guaranteed uptime. In cloud computing, anything less than 99.9% is unacceptable. One of the distinguishing features of cloud computing is the assurance of an uptime to nearly 100%. Providers should be able to do this because of their multiple data centers. These are a necessity for providers to ensure uptime. The process in dealing with downtime should also be indicated as should a clear vendor strategy on how the problem will be dealt with if it arises.

Server uptime, flexibility and resilience are three of the most important elements to our service at Netcetera and we believe that the presence of this SLA will not only benefit you but also helps us to aspire to greater service levels.

At Netcetera, we guarantee that our network will be available 99.9% of the time. Many companies offer this but not many have gone to the extent of having a fully Gigabit switched network, Multiple separate backbone providers, redundant routers and fibre coming in at multiple points to the building. Because we are so confident in our uptime, for each hour of network Downtime outside of this SLA we give 1 day’s credit for hosting to a maximum of 100% of your monthly hosting costs credited per calendar month.

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  • Step 10 – The importance of Data Migration.

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Cloud Step 8: Have you Prepared a Migration Strategy?

There has been an increased amount of recent research which indicates that many organizations will move to the cloud in the short term. Defining a migration strategy involves understanding the various options which are available, establishing business priorities, and also creating a strategy that offers a fine balance between costs and meeting business priorities. Fundamentally, enterprises have the two following options with a cloud infrastructure – private or public. The choice is driven by priorities such as business model, market strategy and constrained by factors such as technical feasibility, security, migration costs, and future spending.

By considering these factors, you can consider the cost reductions upon migrating applications to a cloud platform, the security applications which are available and understanding how their full potential can be realised, as well as discovering what future hardware and software acquisitions can be migrated into the cloud platform.

A lot can happen in five years, and this is especially true for the cloud industry. With this in mind, it is highly likely that things will be significantly different five years from now. To stay ahead of the pack, consider your migration options sooner rather than later.

Netcetera’s Managed Windows Cloud Server offers ease and simplicity with scalability and resilience. All this, for as little as £40.98/pm and it includes the Essential Management Pack, FREE Site Migration and a 7 day RISK Free money back guarantee.

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  • Step 9 – The importance of Considering Downtime and How to Deal with it.
  • Step 10 – The importance of Data Migration.

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Netcetera Selected to Join Microsoft BizSpark Program

Netcetera are proud to announce that they have been selected to join the Microsoft BizSpark Program as a Network Partner. The BizSpark Program is a global program designed to accelerate the success of early stage Startups by connecting them to Network Partners: active members of the global software ecosystem who can provide mentorship, guidance and resources to BizSpark Startups. BizSpark creates an ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship between Microsoft Corp., Startups and Network Partners.

“The announcement of this strategic relationship with Microsoft provides Netcetera the opportunity to provide  enhanced services to our clients”, said Dan Taylor of Netcetera “In addition, it enables us to access exclusive resources to help increase our customer’s revenues and provide new market opportunities and solutions to grow and develop their business. BizSpark is an exciting program specifically designed to provide early stage Startups with software, support, and visibility to help ignite your success and is ideal for software developers, particularly ISVs and SaaS companies, looking to develop using Microsoft tools.”

BizSpark gives Startups fast and easy access to Microsoft’s current full-featured development tools, platform technologies as well as production licenses to bring to market innovative and interoperable solutions for the next generation of user experiences.

To be eligible for the Microsoft BizSpark Program, Startups must be actively engaged in development of a software-based product or service that is a core piece of their business model, have been in business less than three years at the time of enrollment, and have less than USD$1M in annual revenue. Startups may enroll for the program by obtaining an enrollment code from a designated BizSpark Network Partner.

More details on the BizSpark Programme offered by Netcetera can be found at http://www.netcetera.co.uk/bizspark/

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Netcetera Launches Free ASP.NET 4.5 Hosting Beta Sandbox for Developer Community

Netcetera are delighted to announce that they have launched a new free ASP.NET 4.5 Beta Hosting sandbox as part of their hosting lab. This free hosting sandbox program allows users to experience the next generation .NET framework technology.

The free sandbox hosting program is a limited program offered as an open beta for developers, on a first come first served basis.

With .NET Framework 4.5, Microsoft .NET has been enhanced significantly to enable developers to be as productive as possible while building rich, reliable and high-performance software in managed code. Enhancements include language, performance and networking support.

Netcetera’s CTO Tim Cass commented  “With the beta release of .NET 4.5, we wanted to make sure developers get early experience with the newest framework in a hosted environment. We hope that the beta program will help the Microsoft developer community get a jump start building ASP.NET 4.5 applications.”

This is an excellent opportunity to experience the newest framework in a hosted environment. More details on the ASP.NET 4.5 Beta offered by Netcetera can be found at http://www.netcetera.co.uk/hosting/beta/

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Netcetera ranked as the 5th Most Reliable Hosting Company Worldwide for February 2012

We are very proud to announce that Netcetera is ranked as the 5th Most Reliable  Hosting Company worldwide for the month of February 2012, by Netcraft.

This is a fantastic achievement for Netcetera as the ranking is measured against the world’s top Hosting companies!

From a customer’s perspective, the percentage of failed requests is very important and for this reason to give a clear indication of reliability of routing, the ranking is measured by a table of fewest failed requests, rather than periods of outage.

Netcraft measures and makes available the response times of approximately forty leading Hosting providers sites. The performance measurements are calculated at fifteen minute intervals from different points around the internet, and averages are calculated over the immediately preceding 24 hour period.

Netcetera was formed in 1996 and today is one of Europe’s leading Web Hosting service providers, offering a full range of products, from a basic hosting service catering to individuals who need to host a single website, to large companies who require more complicated setups using, for example, our latest Managed Windows Cloud Server, a Virtual Machine or a Dedicated Server. Whatever your Hosting requirements, our range of Managed hosting options will provide you with a solution, and our UK based Hosting packages can help create a professional backbone for your online business.

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Cloud Step 7: Why is Cost analysis of the Cloud so Important?

The business case for cloud application migration is never complete without taking the target cloud platform into consideration. The migration and overhead costs vary widely based on the target cloud platform and thus will skew the estimated cost savings. Cost analysis helps decide whether to go ahead with moving a particular application to the cloud or not from a return on investment perspective. Cost should include capital expenditure, operational expenditure, and the overhead costs involved with migration.

Up to now, the success of applications in the Cloud, both virtual and physical, has been viewed in only two ways, availability and performance. Perhaps however, the most important dimension is cost, and it is this cost that will dramatically influence what, when and where businesses deploy to the cloud. Cost can increase exponentially without proper cloud monitoring and cloud cost modeling. The result of this is that it has become crucial for IT to tie cloud success to cost analysis, in addition to overall system performance.

To date, companies have been oblivious to the workload cost of an application running in the cloud, apart from unclear monthly billing. We are entering a new era where performance and availability will be baseline requirements, but workload cost efficiency will be the new key to success.

Netcetera’s Managed Windows Cloud Server offers ease and simplicity with scalability and resilience. All this, for as little as £40.98/pm and it includes the Essential Management Pack, FREE Site Migration and a 7 day RISK Free money back guarantee.

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  • Step 8 – Have you prepared a Migration Strategy?
  • Step 9 – The importance of Considering Downtime and How to Deal with it.
  • Step 10 – The importance of Data Migration.

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Netcetera Voted Top 25 Most Popular Web Host for February 2012

Netcetera are proud to announce that for the 15th consecutive month, we have been voted by the Web Host Directory in the UK as one of the Top 25 Most Popular Web Hosts, for the month of February. This month, Netcetera are proudly placed at #11.

Netcetera was formed in 1996 and today is one of Europe’s leading Web Hosting service providers, offering a full range of products. Whatever your Web Hosting requirements, Netcetera’s range of  Managed Hosting options cater to your needs. Our UK based hosting  packages can help create a professional backbone for your online business. Hosting packages start from as little as £2.99/pm and include FREE Migration from your current host and one month FREE Trial. As always everything comes with our excellent customer service 24/7!

View some of the prestigious awards we are honored to have earned so far at http://www.netcetera.co.uk/about/awards/

Please remember to visit the Web Host Directory UK Awards to vote for us. We would especially like to thank everyone who has voted for Netcetera this month.

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What are the Advantages of Hosted Exchange?

To stay ahead of the game, email, collaboration and scheduling tools have become critical factors to the success of any business today.  Unfortunately, small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) often lack a large IT budget or in-house team to implement and maintain the sophisticated messaging software they need. Yet SMBs need this critical toolset in order to succeed in the marketplace. Microsoft Exchange is used by the majority of large corporations for their email, calendars, contacts and files. Exchange powers the full collaboration functions of Microsoft Outlook 2007, such as group calendars, contacts and file-sharing.

Netcetera provide the latest version, Exchange 2010, as a hosted service. You can subscribe to this on-demand service for a low monthly fee of just £6.00/pm instead of paying tens of thousands of pounds upfront for expensive servers and software licenses, hiring specialist IT staff to install and maintain the system and being responsible for a 24/7 infrastructure. We let you focus on your core business.

Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2010 means that we provide all hardware and software, then run and maintain it for you in one of our Tier-4 data centers. For a very low monthly fee, you will be able to access your email using Outlook® or Entourage® on your desktop, Outlook Web Access (OWA) in any web browser, or wirelessly from a device like the BlackBerry® or iPhone.

How can this Hosted Exchange help me?  Well, most people running Exchange as their email server typically use Outlook as email. Among many advanced features, it allows them to:

  • Securely access email remotely via the web or a mobile device like a BlackBerry or iPhone
  • View colleagues’ up-to-date calendars and schedule meetings
  • Assign and manage company tasks on central ‘to do’ lists
  • Manage contact information of employees and customers and access it anytime

Exchange is a quantum leap from basic POP3 or IMAP4 email, which is most suited for home and personal use, and makes your team much more productive through constant access to email, shared calendars and contacts.  It helps outsource management duties, lower management costs, heighten security and provides more robust business continuity and data backup.

Businesses can significantly reduce costs by using this approach.  For just £6.00/pm, see how this great product can enhance your business.

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