How to Prevent your Website from Poor Loading?

Are you trying to improve your website loading speed?

Wondering how to connect more users to your website?

In this blog you will find how to improve your digital web presence through Content Delivery Network and benefits of fast loading websites.

Your website represents you, your business, and everything your brand stands for. In business today, maintaining an impressive digital presence can be a real strong suit or a major pit fall. Internet users and visitors to your site want instant gratification and seem to all-together lack both patience and forgiveness. If your site is slow to load, users quickly close out the page. If your site seems dated or simply unappealing, users just lose interest and disengage.

If you’re looking to improve your business’s digital presence, profitability, and reputation it’s essential that your site provide fast, high-quality, and secure online user participation and transactions. With high performance websites your customers’ experiences are consistently enhanced with content loading and impressive page responsiveness. The quickest way to an impressive digital presence is through a Content Delivery Network and with solutions from almost every top provider in the industry there’s an ideal solution for your business.

Content Delivery Networks go beyond simply making sure your data gets where it needs to; they ensure that your data is delivered in the most efficient way to a wide range of connected devices.

Benefits of a Quick Site:

• A Lasting Impression : When your website surpasses expectations and provides a favorable user experience, visitors are not only more likely to come back, but also more likely to spread the word to business associates, partners, family, and friends all building credibility for your brand.
• Efficient Transactions : Slow loading sites not only disengage users but slow down and reduce transactions. Reduced and slower transactions directly lose you business and potential customers.
• Security : Secure sites create better experiences for both your business and users. Customers and site users are more likely to come back and feel safe while navigating through your site.
• Planning ahead : Establish a well-run, well-managed site prepares your business for the future as maintaining a digital presence is only going to become more important.

What do you think? Have you tried this service before? What did your findings about this service? We would love to hear from you in below comments.

Denial of Service Detection (DoS Detection)

What are Denial of Services Attacks and how can I protect my business from hackers?

Despite the fact that you may not know what a Denial of Services Attack is, you likely have encountered one in the past. Basically, Denial of Service Attacks are initiated by hackers in an attempt to interrupt or negatively affect a computer resource. These resources can range from your businesses homepage, to a specific application that your company uses, to your email server, your voice mail, or even your network connectivity as a whole. There are many indicators to look for when you suspect that you are under attack. First and foremost you should be aware of your browsing speed. Are you experiencing unusually long delays as pages load? This is a sign that you may be under the attack of a hacker. Furthermore, irregular and continuous disconnects can prove to be a very good indicator of trouble. Another indicator of trouble is a distorted website. It is important to check your website frequently to ensure the site is functioning smoothly and nothing has changed. There is nothing more frustration to a consumer than navigating to a business’s website only to be faced with error messages. Although these attacks are not your fault you do have the ability to limit them as much as possible.

Now you may wonder how exactly these hackers make their attacks on your system. There are a variety of ways in which hackers can attack you (this is part of the reason why detection services must work constantly and in a variety of ways to monitor and block your computer from suspicious requests). One of the most common hacking procedures is to bombard your system with an excessive amount of computer generated communication requests. Imagine if a hacker is flooding your system it will eventually become overwhelmed with requests and those legitimate non-hacker requests will be delayed in reaching you. Worse - the legitimate requests may never get through and that means business lost for you.

The key with Denial of Services Detection is definitely prevention. Your goal as a business owner should be to prevent these highly damaging attacks. Recovering from an attack is not only costly, but it is time consuming. This means that your business may be off line until the problem is identified and eliminated. As a business owner you know that time is money and time spent off line will surely be detrimental to your business.

If you are interested in finding out more about Denial of Service prevention services please call us at 888.972.BLUE today. Our highly skilled technicians and friendly customer service representatives are standing by 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We look forward to working with you and your business.

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About Casey Wedge

My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Distributed Denial of Service Protection

At Fastblue we are committed to not only providing our customers with the best communication services for their business, but also, we are dedicated to thoroughly explaining these often complicated services to our clients. This way we can work together to make the right choices to suit your unique needs. In this article we will discuss one of the external factor that can negatively affect your business efficiency and we will go on the discuss measures that you can take against this factor. The issues I am referring to are DDoS Attacks.

DDoS is a commonly used acronym for Distributed Denial of Services. This is a type of attack on your business’ network that can affect your website, webmail, and business critical applications – a few of your business’ major lifelines.

How does a DDoS attack work?

 

A hacker is at the root of the DDoS attack, however, rather than attacking your computer directly, the hacker ‘employs’ zombie computers to attack your system. This allows the hacker to create a much larger attack that is able to do a great deal of damage and it also allows the hacker to get away with the attack without getting caught. Basically, the hacker has a botnet of computers. These we will refer to as zombie computers. The hacker instructs these zombie computers to attack your specific site or server simultaneously and repeatedly. This overload of communication requests is what slows your website or email exchange. Have you ever tried to visit a webpage that was incredibly slow to load? Or perhaps the site never full developed? Or, have you ever sent an email with a relatively small attachment that stayed in your outbox and never made it through to the recipient? These issues could be the result of hackwork. And to make matters worse, since the attack is coming from a multitude of zombie computers it is incredibly difficult to track the origin of the attack and end it. This makes DDoS attacks very difficult to recover from. Imagine the damage that could be done to your company and your productivity with no website or email for hours or even days.

What can business owners do to fight against DDoS attacks?

 

As with many things, the best way to fight a DDoS attack is to prevent it. But, prevention is not just the one time act of putting in place firewalls and filters. These are effective tactics but they must be employed in combination with monitoring and there are several service providers that you can choose from. Here at Fastblue.com we work with a variety of DDoS Protection and Mitigation Service providers. This allows us to set each specific business up with the service provider that meets their unique needs at the best price. Please contact us today for more information.

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About Casey Wedge
 
My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Adobe Connect Pro

Are you a business owner overseeing a team of skilled employees? Do you conduct team wide status meetings on a consistent basis? Do you travel to meet with out of town clients? Are you constantly looking for ways to maximize your time and keep business expenses down? If you answered yes to any of these questions Adobe Connect Pro may be just the tool that your business needs to increase your productivity and support your team. Adobe Connect Pro is a cutting edge web based communication solution for modern businesses. Adobe Connect Pro is a multi-faceted conferencing tool that supports virtual meetings, e-Learning and Webinars.

Adobe Connect Pro uses:

• Use Adobe Connect Pro to hold weekly staff meeting online rather than interrupting and modifying schedules to accommodate face-to-face meetings.
• Use Adobe Connect Pro to conduct interviews with out of town candidates.
• Use Adobe Connect Pro to conduct necessary training sessions for all team members.
• Use Adobe Connect Pro to keep in constant communication and collaboration with out of town clients.

Special Features of Adobe Connect Pro:

• Adobe Connect Pro works with desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smart phone devices.
• Meetings, lectures or training sessions are recorded so that they can be referenced later or so that they can be passed along to participants who could not be present.
• Adobe Connect Pro supports Desktop sharing so that hosts can walk attendees through documents on their own screen.
• An interactive whiteboard is available to record and share just as if all participants were in a boardroom together.
• Adobe Connect Pro comes complete with templates and meeting layouts to make hosting meetings simple and intuitive for even new users.

Benefits of using Adobe Connect Pro:

• Meeting virtually rather than face to face allows you to connect your geographically dispersed offices and supports brand continuity.
• By using Adobe Connect Pro you can cut down on your business travel saving you money, time and stress.
• Connecting training sessions virtually allows students to follow along on their own machines as they learn new computer skills.
• By using Adobe Connect Pro to meet with clients you can achieve the personal visual connection that you don’t get with a simple conference call.

At Fastblue we strongly support the use of virtual conferencing. This is a tool that we use ourselves to conduct meetings every day. If you are interested in bringing Adobe Connect Pro to your office please contact us for more information. We have a knowledgeable customer service staff standing by to answer all of your questions. You can reach us 24 hours a day 7 days a week by phone, email or live chat. We look forward to working with you to enhance your business.

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About Casey Wedge
 
My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Enjoy Beer Brew Event at BrewBakers Huntington Beach, CA

Register yourself to be part of great Beer Brew Event at BrewBakers, Huntington Beach, CA on October 28 (Tue), 2014. Fastblue and Burwood Group welcome you on your own brewery, where you can brew your beers and sodas for your entire family by using BrewBakers brewing equipment and the techniques of the brew masters on staff.

Get enrolled yourself now for this wonderful event and let’s brew together.

AWS Direct Connect

Amazon Web Services Direct Connect is a means of establishing a network connection from your location (your business office or data center) directly to Amazon Web Services (commonly known as AWS). This connection is a unique and dedicated means of connecting. There are many benefits associated with using Amazon Web Services Direct Connect to connect your business to the Internet. In this article we will introduce you to this extraordinary service and go over some of the many benefits that can enhance your Internet and network experience. When working with Amazon Web Services Direct Connect your network will be directly connected to a nearby Amazon Web Services Direct Connect location.

One of the most notable benefits of working with Amazon Web Services Direct Connect is a decreased bandwidth cost. AWS Direct Connect manages to decrease bandwidth by allowing you to work exclusively with a dedicated connection line. By sending the information directly over a dedicated line and avoiding complicated travel over the Internet, the amount of bandwidth used is naturally decreased. Additionally, AWS Direct Connect offers users a reduced data transfer rate on all data; this rate is lower than the standard Internet rate.

Amazon Web Services Direct Connect also provides users with a consistent experience. This is due in large part to the dedicated connection. With Amazon Web Services Direct Connect users can elect to send their most crucial information over the dedicated and direct line insuring consistency of data transfer.

Compatibility is also a great benefit of the Amazon Web Services direct connect services. All of the Amazon Web Services work fluidly together offering users the option of working with an intuitive and easy to use suite of tools – this includes Amazon Simple Storage Service, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud and Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing.

Additionally the AWS Direct Connect service is very easy to scale up and down to meet your connection capacity needs. Amazon Web Services Direct Connect offers a connection from 1 Gbps all the way up to 10 Gbps. This means that as your business grows your Amazon Web Services Direct Connect capacity can easily grow along with you. This also means that with AWS Direct Connect there is no need to pay for idle capacity. You can easily purchase and pay for the capacity that you need - with little or no excess capacity going to waste.

Lastly it is important to note that Amazon Web Services is easy to use. The Amazon Web Services Direct Connect service comes complete with an easy to use Management Console. This console has been intuitively designed to aid users in managing their connection with a clear and simplistic visual interface.

If you are interested in finding out more about Amazon Web Services Direct Connect please contact us at Fastblue.com. Our skilled and knowledgeable team is standing by to aid you in this important business decision. We look forward to working with you and your team.

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About Casey Wedge

My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

AWS (Amazon Web Services) Direct Connect

Amazon Web Services Direct Connect is an incredibly useful tool for any business that relies heavily on the internet. In this day in age it is safe to say that most businesses operate extensively on the internet. Whether you are connecting with your team, reaching out to a client or providing a face for your company with a website you are likely online 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Amazon Web Services Direct Connect is a great tool that cuts out the middle man in your connection. Basically, with Amazon Web Services Direct Connect you are putting in a private line to connect to Amazon Web Services from your office directly. There are many Direct Connect locations and you will be routed directly to the closest and most efficient location.

How Does Amazon Web Services Direct Connect effectively reduce costs?

There are two different ways in which AWS Direct Connect reduces your overall bill. First, your bandwidth heavy documents and files will be transported directly to and from your office location and Amazon Web Services. This lightens the load of internet bandwidth used so essentially you will need to purchase less bandwidth from your service provider. Also, the rate of AWS Direct Connect is less than that of a typical internet service provider, so no matter how large your files you can expect a decrease in your bill.

How Does Amazon Web Services Direct Connect provide superior performance while maintaining ease of use?

With a regular internet service provider data travels via different paths at all times. There is congestion in certain areas of the internet and at peak times. At these times the data can either get held up or rerouted. This is not the case with AWS Direct Connect. As we established earlier, this connection is direct and private. You can be sure that your data will not be disrupted by the congestion of the internet. It’s like having a private road dedicated to your business exclusively. Also, Amazon Web Connect provides users with an easy to use Management Console. From here you can manage all of your services and really monitor and take control of your services and usage.

Amazon Web Services Direct Connect is a great options for many small businesses that rely heavily on their internet connection to function. Having a direct line for your data exclusively will give you and your business confidence and security. If you think that Amazon Web Services Direct Connect may be a good option for your business, or if you would like to find out more about this revolutionary service please contact us today. The team at Fastblue is standing by to answer your questions, provide you with specialized quotes and help you get started. Thank you. We look forward to working with you to improve your business.

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First Published at Fastblue.com

About Casey Wedge

My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!