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We are delighted to announce that Netcetera have partnered with CloudFlare – a performance CDN (Content Delivery Network) and security service.

On average, a website on CloudFlare loads twice as fast, uses 60% less bandwidth, has 65% fewer requests and is way more secure. CloudFlare re-routes your sites’ traffic through its global network (14 Data Centres); blocking threats and caching content. This saves your bandwidth & resources while speeding up load times.

Enabling CloudFlare for your Netcetera web sites is fast, simple and free.

CloudFlare automatically caches static content:

• CSS
• JavaScript
• Images
• Requires zero configuration
• Provides high gzip compression
• Is compatible with other CDN solutions

Result: The average website on CloudFlare loads:

• Twice as fast
• Sees 65% fewer requests
• Saves 60% in bandwidth

CloudFlare makes web content load efficiently by:

• Consolidating multiple network requests into one request
• Loading JavaScript asynchronously

The result: pages load snappier

CloudFlare provides a layer of security against a broad range of attacks including:

• Comment spam
• Content theft
• Email harvesting
• SQL injection
• Cross-site scripting attacks (XSS)
• DDoS attacks

Benefits

• Sites load twice as fast
• Use 60% less bandwidth
• See 65% fewer requests
• Have an additional layer of web protection

Which Customers can benefit from CloudFlare?
Every website can benefit from CloudFlare, however here 5 types of sites that really can benefit:

• Websites running slow or with high server utilization
• Websites with traffic spikes due to seasonality or marketing campaigns
• E-commerce and business sites
• WordPress blogs or websites with history of security breaches and vulnerabilities
• Sites at risk of being hacked or targeted with a DDoS attack

When to Recommend CloudFlare

1) Websites running slow or with high server utilization

• On average, CloudFlare makes a site load twice as fast CloudFlare lowers server load by 60%
• Zero configuration. It happens automatically

2) Websites with seasonal or marketing traffic spikes

• Keep a site running even under a crushing request load
• Surges in traffic won’t overload your webservers

3) E-commerce and business sites

• Make websites faster and safer
• Save time and money and avoid the headaches related to an attack

4) Websites or WordPress blogs with history of security breaches

• CloudFlare stops threats before they can inject code or reach your customer’s websites

5) Sites at risk of being hacked or targeted with a DDoS attack

• CloudFlare helps to mitigate DDoS attacks
• Using “I’m Under Attack” mode is easy and effective

CloudFlare is FREE to all Netcetera’s Customers

Questions? Let us help! To speak to one of our Sales Consultants about what our services can do for you, or for any other queries, please fill out our Enquiry Form or call 0800 061 2801 or click our Live Chat

We are delighted to announce that Netcetera have partnered with Dome9 Security – a pioneer in hosted and cloud server security.

If you’re like most of us, you leave ports such as RDP, SSH, phpMyAdmin and more open, so you can connect to and manage your servers. But this leaves your servers exposed to vulnerabilities and hacker’s attacks.

With Dome9 on your Netcetera servers, you can close these ports and secure your servers with on-demand access when, for whom, and for only as long as is needed, with just a click of a button.

Dome9 makes security as elastic as the cloud with first-of-its-kind multi-platform cloud server security management. Available for the enterprise and hosting providers, Dome9 provides dynamic security policy control for Clouds, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), dedicated servers, across all major operating systems and service providers.

Dome9 lets you:

• Stop Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Exploits by closing open service ports like SSH and RDP
• Secure Remote Server Administration by enabling 1-click, on-demand access only when, for whom, and as long as is needed
• Automate Policy Administration with role-based controls, time-based policies, and auto-scaling security
• Simplify Security with group-based policy controls for multiple users and servers and an ultra user-friendly UI

Questions? Let us help! To speak to one of our Sales Consultants about what our services can do for you, or for any other queries, please fill out our Enquiry Form or call 0800 061 2801 or click our Live Chat

Windows Server 2012, formerly codenamed Windows Server 8, is the next release of Windows Server currently under development by Microsoft. It is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Netcetera are very pleased to offer this opportunity for only £1.00! Windows Server 2012 provides enormous flexibility for hosting web-based applications on-premises and in the cloud, giving enterprises and hosting providers an advanced server platform that can provide the flexibility, scalability and compatibility for creating and managing private clouds and running vital applications.

Features:

• Complete Virtualization Platform
• Increased Scalability and Performance
• Connectivity to Cloud Services
• Continuous Availability
• Management Efficiency
• Cost Efficiency
• Flexibility to Build On-Premises and in the Cloud
• A Scalable and Elastic Infrastructure
• An Open Web and App Development Environment
• Access to Applications and Data from Virtually Anywhere on Any Device
• A Full Windows Experience Anywhere
• Enhanced Data Security and Compliance

The server specifications are:

• CPU: 1 Core
• RAM: 1024 MB Guaranteed
• STORAGE: 30 GB RAID 1
• OS: Windows Server 2012 Beta
• BANDWIDTH: 200GB/pm

Test drive the Windows Server 2012 Beta for only £1.00 for the first month, then just £20.99/pm!

Questions? Let us help! To speak to one of our Sales Consultants about what our services can do for you, or for any other queries, please fill out our Enquiry Form or call 0800 061 2801 or click our Live Chat