24/7 PHP Support Centre launches
Web applications are increasingly used in mission-critical environments. To maximise your online revenues and offer superior customer experiences, it is essential that your application is underpinned with quality technical support in the event of an outage.
We've just launched a new UK-based Support Centre, providing 100% support for your PHP applications.
Download a datasheet (PDF)Read more on our websiteSoftware Development and Black Swans
In his book "The Black Swan", Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses the idea that no matter how many white swans you see, you can never infer from them the existence of a (much rarer) black swan. The book was concerned with extreme events that can have a huge impact on the bottom line.
So what does this have to do with software development?
Most people assume that a software project is a reasonably predictable thing, and to varying degrees they're correct. However, they all attribute incorrectly low probabilities to 'extreme' events occurring, which makes software projects more risky than they need to be. This is exacerbated by the speed of web projects, which, particularly in languages like PHP, are shorter and faster moving than more traditional projects. This means absolutely smaller events can have relatively larger impacts on the schedule.
How do we then make our projects and organisations more resistant to these kinds of events, even if they truly were unpredictable? Read on for 10 pieces of advice for a Black Swan robust world of web development.
Read the full articleIbuildings partners with Rackspace
Ibuildings has partnered with Rackspace, the world's leader in hosting. Choosing Rackspace to be our trusted hosting partner was based on several reasons, including:
- Their Fanatical Support® which has garnered a reputation in the industry for unrivalled customer service
- Their highly specialised systems and processes for delivering a reliable and secure hosting experience
- Their sole focus on keeping mission-critical sites and apps up and running
Rackspace shares our values and commitment to excellence, backing up their service with a highly trained support staff that understands complex hosting environments. From a security perspective, all customer solutions are hosted in state-of-the-art data centers staffed around the clock by certified experts.
When businesses are keeping an eye on efficiency, hosting can have a noticeably positive impact in terms of ROI and limiting CAPEX. If you are interested in learning more about how Ibuildings and Rackspace together can help your business, please get in touch.
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