Downtime

As frustrating as it is at least this is just a discussion forum - I dread to think the impact such an outage would have on a small business reliant on it's website for sales.

Does the business have a mortar-and-concrete store?

(Sorry for screwing up the metaphor, but it is a bit odd)

Agree on the business front, I'm glad I don't have that issue. Same for if I was a reseller or offering development + hosting contracts for clients. Bit like this guy who is currently in the same boat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPqwWikf1LM (warning: very sweary but funny)

There's plenty of small businesses here in the UK which are entirely reliant on their web presence. I used to be involved with one which the only "real" thing was a virtual office (we paid someone to receive our post and phone calls, they would then forward them to us). All the actual business was either done through our website, or at face to face meetings.

Unfortunately its lots of these small businesses that don't realise how important their hosting is, or that a £10/month contract gets them little in the way of support / recourse when things go wrong.

A good blog on the situation - they maybe a little bit smug over them having their back up ready to go but ultimately as Asa has done responsibility for your backup plan has to be on yourself, not your hosting company.

http://moneymakersreviewed.co.uk/heart-internet-fiasco-uk-hosting-company-safe/


Just dispicable they haven't even had the decency to release a statement apologising and with any kind of information on what on earth is going on and when it might be resolved.

I wonder if the owners of the new bid tv site were using the same provider? Every re-launch night recently there would be a no show and the same old 'server issue' excuse.

No, they're just fools trying to revive a brand that died for a reason.

Oh that is brilliant.. I can't tell if he's seriously that mad or not, the suit and facial features are a little clownish...

The matching tartan suit and tie is unusual to say the least.

Times like this we need TCF, and some 440ghz tone!

Going back to Ghost Hosting, couldn't Metropol host a temporary forum, likewise if they went down TVF do the same?

I hear there's already a secret forum on Metropol.