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DevOps Explained

4 min read If you’re in the software development space, or just started a career in software development you’ve probably heard people talking about DevOps. Studies show that 74% of companies have implemented DevOps in some fashion, but what is it exactly? Find out everything you need to know in this post.

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5 WordPress tips for your website that you should use right now

3 min read If you’re using WordPress, you might be thinking you’ve maximised every part of it. We’d beg to differ! Here’s the top 5 tips for working with WordPress on your website to maximise your page speed, security, and overall user experience.

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Engineering

Microservices vs Monoliths explained

6 min read If you’re a dev you’ve no doubt, come across people talking about monolith and microservice application architecture. Perhaps you are involved in designing a new system and have been asked to consider both architectures. The conversations are often regarding how microservices are the successor to monolith architecture, but today I’m going to try and layout why it’s not as simple as one being better than the other.

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Why you should have a website monitoring tool ready for Black Friday

3 min read It’s not all fun and games as a company owner during the biggest sales season of the year; unfortunately, you’re more likely to suffer website issues than on an average day. Find out how you can keep your website performing at its best during Black Friday right here!

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Why Google SSO is so important

3 min read Do you know what an SSO is? Do you know if you’re currently using one? Here’s everything you need to know about an SSO and what the benefits are to using them.

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How To

How to make money online for beginners

4 min read In this article, we are going to look at some of the options to help you start making money online as a beginner from home, with the flexibility and a small investment depending on the model that you want to pursue and right for you.

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Engineering

3 useful design patterns every developer should know about

7 min read The term “Design Pattern” describes a well-known and battle-tested solution to a problem that developers tend to encounter again and again when developing software. Here’s our step-by-step guides to the most useful ones!

Engineering

Shiny, new CSS features to get to know

4 min read The CSS landscape at the moment is ever-changing. There are many new features that have been released recently, so I thought I’d have a look around and summarise those that caught my eye, concisely in this post.

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How To

The easiest ways to increase page speed on your website

4 min read Wondering why your website is loading so slowly? Is your bounce rate off the scale? Are you dropping in SEO rankings? We’ve got you. Follow our handy guide to help you make your page load speed quicker!

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How To

All of your questions answered about server monitoring

2 min read Here at StatusCake, we get asked a lot of questions about server monitoring, and more specifically, when we know your server has exceeded your set limits, for example. Understanding how we know can show you why server monitoring is so important to your website, and that’s why we’ve collated the most frequently asked questions so you can see for yourself!

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5 times domains have been hijacked

3 min read Have you heard about domains being hijacked before? Did you know that yours could easily be at risk? Read about these 5 examples of domains that have been hijacked and how so you can make sure yours doesn’t fall victim too!

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