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Top 3 WordPress Plugin Essentials

Presently WordPress has come a long way from it’s roots as arguably just a simple blog. Above all, it is one of the most widely used fully functional CMS available. All things considered, as an open source software, WordPress has a HUGE library of plugins and themes that you can use to expand on the system’s capabilities. As a result, anyone looking to simplify their lives a little could easily become inundated with more plugins than they’ll know what to do with. At SkySilk, we offer WordPress VPS as one of our many TurnKey Cloud Computing Installs. Consequently, we wanted to take a

June 7, 2017

Cloud Hosting

SkySilk’s Top 3 Favorite Redmine Themes

SkySilk offers a wide variety of preloaded turnkey apps with a 1 click install on your virtual machine! For a list of these apps or how to install them, check out our fantastic support article on one click install – turnkey linux apps! However, one of our personal favorite apps that we have and use within SkySilk, is Redmine. Redmine is a powerful team management tool because of it’s many features and open source code. Therefore we easily puts it as our top pick to keep you focused and on track. However, Redmine does come with one drawback, it’s not much to look

June 2, 2017

Cloud Hosting

What To Do When AWS Goes Down

On Tuesday February 28, 2017, Amazon Web Services’ S3 web-based storage service was experiencing widespread issues, leading to services that either partially or fully broke on websites, apps and devices upon which they rely. The AWS offering provided hosting for images for a lot of sites, and also hosted entire websites, and app backends including Nest. This massive outage was very widespread and felt all around the internet, which led us to wonder… What do you do when AWS goes down?

April 1, 2017

Cloud Hosting

Defining IaaS: What is Infrastructure as a Service?

We have discussed IaaS briefly earlier in “What Defines A Cloud Service?”. Though, we’d only brought you a brief look at Infrastructure as a Service. So what is IaaS specifically? When would someone need it over it’s cloud computing counterparts? How is it any different from PaaS? Let’s dive in and take a look!

March 27, 2017

Cloud Hosting

6 Questions You Should Ask Before Moving Data To The Cloud

The Cloud can be an amazing place to move your business data to. It offers a lot of great advantages for businesses of all sizes, developers, and even the average person. Though, with so many cloud providers offering so many different services… How do you choose? A great place to start is asking these fundamental questions:

March 25, 2017

Cloud Hosting

What Defines A Cloud Service?

What is cloud computing? It’s a simple question, but the answer is a bit more complex than most would realize. When people think about the cloud, their mind usually jumps to images of storage systems like Google Drive, and Dropbox. Cloud storage is only the tip of a massive iceberg that makes up the world of cloud computing. Specifically it’s part of the the tip that makes up something called SaaS, or Software as a Service. But we’ll circle back around to that in a minute.

March 20, 2017

Cloud Hosting

What is a Thin Client and How Can It Help Cloud Development

Thin clients are a useful addition to any organization with a cloud computing setup. They can also allow for added security and control over corporate and proprietary information. Thin clients can also be a fantastic tool to save money. They do not require a full and robust machine for each user. What is a thin client, and how does the cloud work with one?

March 16, 2017

Cloud Hosting

Cloud Computing VS Grid Computing | What’s the Difference?

It is easy to get lost in the shuffle due to the many computing resource options available currently. Cloud Computing and Grid Computing are among some of the most popular buzzwords in the industry right now, and both have their advantages and use-cases. When asking yourself “Cloud Computing vs Grid Computing, Which is Best?” it is important to be able to understand the pros, cons, similarities, and differences of each. Read on for expanded explanations on all of the above and more…

March 13, 2017

Cloud Hosting

Platform as a Service (PaaS) Defined

What is PaaS? – “Platform as a Service” or PaaS is defined as a category of cloud computing services that provides a platform for developers to build, run, and manage applications. Platforms are served to developers by cloud computing providers as tools and hosting services that allow for virtualized deployment. This allows for easy development of dynamic applications without the complexity of building the infrastructure typically associated with launching and maintaining an app.

March 7, 2017

Cloud Hosting

Cloud Hosting vs. Web Hosting – Things to Consider

When considering modern hosting applications it is important to know the subtle differences between the many options available to web developers and growing businesses today. Cloud Hosting vs. Web Hosting; what’s the difference? These are good examples of similar hosting practices where it’s important to know the pros and cons of each.

January 24, 2017

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