WordPress 5 – What to Expect

  Are far as a Content Management System (CMS) goes it’s hard to beat WordPress. It’s a powerful application that runs millions of websites on the internet (we should know as WordPress Hosting Experts!). WordPress is in constant development and going as strong as ever. The team behind the Worlds’ most popular blog software are …

Squirrel Mail Ending – Other Webmail Offerings

In todays’ world we rely heavily on access to our emails, whether for business or personal use. Webmail – that is using a web site to access your emails, is a handy way to check your mailbox without setting up additional software on your computer or device. We offer a number of different options when …

Nominated for 3 awards at ISPA Awards

Here at catalyst2, we are very proud to have been nominated for three awards at the forthcoming ISPA Awards 2018. This represents a real achievement for us and industry recognition of all the hard work we have put in to date. Of course, we would like to send a massive thank you to our fabulous …

Backups on Amazon Web Services – how can they be done?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers clients a comprehensive range of tools to backup files and data in the cloud, with security and cost efficiency being central to what Amazon has on offer in terms of business tools. AWS even has a host of built in governance-focused features to help ensure your business is compliant with …

The rise of AI – it’s not something that will surprise you!

For many people, artificial intelligence is something that can seem straight from a sci-fi film. Many hear about it in the news and think that it is something abstract or for high-end uses. While it is used in these ways, it is also more common than you may think in our daily lives. Artificial intelligence …

Chrome and SSL certificates

With the latest monthly report from StatCounter revealing that Google Chrome accounts for over half the internet browser usage share across the globe, with a clear 40% lead over its nearest competitor, there can be no doubt that the browsing behemoth holds most of the cards when it comes to online activity. In most cases …

The RSS Unveils Statistic of the Year

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS), founded by Charles Babbage, is one of the most renowned and distinguished statistical societies in the world. The RSS is both the professional body of British statisticians and a charity dedicated to the promotion of statistics for the benefit of the public. In 2017, the RSS announced its very first …

ISO 9001 and 27001 hosting

At catalyst2, we take pride in our commitment to providing a secure, high quality and reliable managed hosting. Our determination to offer the highest standards of service led to us undertaking accreditation authorised by the International Organization or Standardization (ISO). catalyst2 is now fully accredited with ISO 27001 and ISO 9001, both for our web …

Meltdown and Spectre

As you may be aware, there are a number of reports in the media around these two vulnerabilities. You can see a lot of detail explaining about this on various media outlets including, The Guardian and BBC News. What are we doing at the moment? At the moment we are closely monitoring the situation and …