Insights

A database is the backbone of an application, storing, organising, and managing the data your application needs. There comes a point in the development of your application where the critical nature ne...

At Pipe Ten Hosting Ltd, we have always prioritised the security and integrity of our customers’ data, having first achieved certification to ISO27001:2013 in 2018. It is with great pride that w...

Open Source & AI in Fintech: Benefits, Risks & Use Cases The rise of open-source solutions aligns with many key fintech advancements, enabling companies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving i...

The public cloud landscape is dominated by AWS and Azure, but other providers like DigitalOcean also play significant roles. This article explores a comparative analysis of AWS, Azure, and other cloud...

UK organisations are adopting multi-cloud strategies to improve resilience, agility and cost control. This post outlines a practical plan for combining AWS, Azure and other platforms without getting l...

In an age where data is as more precious than gold, protecting it from ransomware attacks is critical. Pipe Ten, as a managed services and backup provider, implements robust strategies to safeguard yo...

A crucial part of application infrastructure management is the Domain Name System (DNS). Offering reliable domain name registration and management services has been a cornerstone of Pipe Ten’s g...

After working in online infrastructure management for over 20 years, we at Pipe Ten noticed a concerning trend that there were fewer affordable options were available for off-the-shelf website hosting...

Massive security implications The extremely popular WordPress plugin Essential Addons for Elementor had website owners scrambling to update after a critical Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabi...

With the introduction of cloud-based, managed SQL server solutions, there are now more options than ever for running SQL Server. In this insight, we will dig into those options and see how their diffe...

Secret management software offers tools to help avoid plain text secrets and unencrypted storage of secrets. The increased adoption of DevOps principles and CI/CD plays a vital role in safeguarding co...

This is the eighth in our series of insights which seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in the context of web application hosting. In our previous insight, we looked at Mixed Conten...

This is the seventh in our series of insights which seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in the context of web application hosting. In our previous insight, we looked at Web Server ...

This is the sixth in our series of insights which seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in the context of web application hosting. In our previous insight, we looked at TLS and Versi...

This is the fifth in our series of insights that seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in web application hosting. In our previous insight, we looked at Certificate Authorities and T...

Certificate Authorities and The Signing Process This is the fourth in our series of insights which seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in the context of web application hosting. In...

This is the third in our series of insights that seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in web application hosting. In our previous insight, we looked at SSL Certificate Terminology; ...

What is an SSL Certificate? This is the second in our series of insights that seek to explore and simplify the topic of SSL (and TLS) in web application hosting. In our previous insight, we looked at ...