Cloudflare Internet Summit 2018
What an entertaining and edifying day! I’m a fan of the services that Cloudflare deliver and after today run the risk of being a little infatuated. That said when Cloudflare launched I trialled their service and found it to be lacking but I was intrigued by the idea and that was enough to re-visit the [...]
Blue Sky Thinks: May
Welcome to the Blue Sky Hosting May newsletter – Blue Sky Thinks Here are the latest articles getting us talking at Blue Sky this month, as we are getting inundated with GDPR e-mails we only give it one mention! Get in touch if you’d like to discuss any of the articles with us! Has everyone [...]
Is your backup a disaster waiting to happen?
Backups are great. We all love to know our data is safe and sound. But having a warm fuzzy feeling isn't a strong business case. At Blue Sky we adopt and strongly advise a full Disaster Recovery review process to ensure a business can continue to function effectively in the event of any given scenario. [...]
Blue Sky Thinks: April
We've collated a few interesting articles that we have been talking about at Blue Sky recently, we hope you will find them interesting too. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss any of these, or related topics, with us. Cloud is Ubiquitous and Untrusted. An interesting piece comparing how much people trust the [...]
Why We Should All Invest In Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is a phrase that is used a lot in the current climate, especially with regards to web applications. There have been occasions where I have come across people who still do not see the value in cyber security services, particularly regarding a full penetration test. Vulnerability scanners - software either run locally or [...]
We’ve been recertified again – and why we’re proud of it
Blue Sky Hosting have renewed our certification for ISO9001, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials and Investors in People. It might seem like a collection of acronyms. It may also seem like a lot of work. At Blue Sky we see these as critical components of the value we deliver for our clients. We have an eye for [...]
How To Avoid Trouble At the Front Taking Down Your HQ
As a director of both www.bluesky.co.uk and https://psyphr.com I interact with businesses of all shapes and sizes and business people at every level - from developers to CEO’s, finance directors to marketers. This has led me to develop some thoughts about business in general, how businesses feel about technology and how it helps (and sometimes [...]
Backup Backup Backup
This is a short list of natural disasters that damaged businesses in 2017: Hurricane Maria – This Hurricane devastated the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, virtually wiping out many businesses. It caused billions of dollars in infrastructure damage that will take years to repair. Earthquake in Mexico City – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shattered Mexico [...]