Category Archives: Articles
How we respond to your emails
In case you were wondering why we are sometimes extremely responsive and why we sometimes ignore you, here is the algorithm we use to deal with emails. We’re always looking to increase our efficiency and customer service levels so please … Continue reading
What type of hosting suits your needs?
Mayden started out providing dedicated, managed hosting for both the internet and N3 primarily from our data centre in Bracknell, supported by additional capacity in Geneva for our internet-based applications. One of the rules for hosting sensitive NHS patient records … Continue reading
UK falling behind on broadband delivery
Recent data compiled and published by UK2 show that Digital Britain is currently falling behind in the digital war on broadband provision. Ranking 18th out of 30 countries, the table shows that actual download speeds fall consistently below advertised speeds … Continue reading
Incredible things that happen every 60 seconds on the internet
In a single minute there are over 695,000 status updates on Facebook. That’s just one example of the mind boggling scale of online activity. The following infographics show a bunch of other incredible things that happen in 60 seconds (via Barry … Continue reading
Are we being turned into e-tards?
Does dependency on Google have side effects?
Byte-size DNA
A recent client enquiry prompted this question: just how many bytes ofdata are required to store a person’s DNA? And the answer, according tothe excellent infographic below, is around 3 gigabytes or 3,000 megabytes.That means you can store two complete … Continue reading
How the Internet Works
If you’re reading this then you are almost certainly accessing it via the internet. But do you know how this text is actually getting to you – and how your requests for information are directed to the right web page … Continue reading
Cloud Computing 2010: Infographic
Last year has been widely cited as the year that cloud computing took off. It’s still early days yet but this infographic nicely sums up the state of play as we enter the second decade of the 21st century.
How secure is your password?
The growth of the internet in the last ten years has meant that more services are available online, most of which require us to ‘login’. We need passwords for our email accounts, social networking, online banking and shopping. The way … Continue reading
NHS has worst data security
The following article has been reproduced from hc2d. Data security is highly important in any company or business. Personal information of employees, clients or patients can be at risk of being lost or stolen. Whether it is intentional or not, … Continue reading
