Webscale Networks

Excited to announce that The Globee Awards, organizers of world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named our Founder and CTO James Smith, a Gold winner in the Chief Technology Officer of the Year IT Cloud/SaaS category at the 16th Annual 2021 IT World Awards. The awards recognize information technology and cyber security vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions, and services that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of technology and cyber security. Learn more! https://www.webscale.com//webscales-james-smith-wins-gold/

It’s been almost a year since M1 went EOL. Time flies! PCI-compliance requires M1 storefronts to be signed up with an official vendor supplying security patches. Failure to show this during your next PCI audit, and you could lose the ability to process credit cards. Webscale has continued to regularly release patches for M1 (49 to date) and we will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Despite the emails PayPal sent out last week (again), you can stay safe, and compl...iant on M1, while you plan your next move, on your timeline. Check out our list of released patches here! https://www.webscale.com//magento-1-pci-compliance-rears-/

The term PWA has been introduced by Google as a Capable, Reliable and Installable solution. A solution that will contain the best of two worlds: native applications and web applications. Must your solution be #headless to be #PWA? Not necessarily. But why are most PWA solutions headless? PWAs are more frequently headless because this approach provides greater flexibility as it applies to performance optimization.... Read this blog to learn more! https://www.webscale.com/blog/need-pwa-myths-reality/

Here’s an informational piece on legacy modernization. The pandemic has accelerated the journey to the cloud. While the cloud makes absolute business sense, it takes expertise to harness the benefits. Webscale has implemented continuous integration, delivery and deployment across every layer of its infrastructure to help teams automate the testing and management of their web applications. Our highly defined DevOps workflows move cloud migrations from months to weeks, even da...ys if needed, depending on project size. Learn more: https://www.webscale.com/why-webscale/managed-ci-cd/ Happy reading! https://www.infoworld.com//from-legacy-to-the-cloud-the-3-

A VPN encrypts and conceals all network traffic, so that if you are working from a coffee shop, or hotel, an attacker cannot see anything except the traffic between the client computer and the VPN endpoint, giving another layer of protection. Read this blog to learn how to ensure site safety in the road warrior world of the pandemic! https://www.webscale.com//site-safety-road-warrior-world-/ ... #virtualprivatenetwork #security #ecommerce #virtualnetworks

There is no shortage of horror stories from merchants who have hosted their #Magento storefronts on Magento's Cloud or #Rackspace. The future is automation, predictive auto-scaling, and true 360-degree security, and #Webscale is the only provider that has it all. If you want to get rid of the nightmares, read our blog (https://www.webscale.com/blog/magento-cloud-meh/), and reach out to us if we need to send in an #exorcist! Have a safe and happy Halloween all! https://www.we...bscale.com//3-reasons-need-move-off-rackspa/ #Halloween #HalloweenAtHome #halloweencostume #Halloween2020

Are you attending Meet Magento NYC TODAY? Be sure to stop by Webscale’s virtual booth to learn about what we’re doing to keep 3000+ ecommerce storefronts available, fast and secure in the cloud. https://meetmagento.nyc/ ##MM20NYC #Magento #mmNYC

Trulieve’s Magento site has two Black Friday-level events per week - if you’d like to know how #Webscale keeps them and 3000 other storefronts 100% available without a single millisecond of dropped performance, come talk to us on October 30th at Meet Magento NYC. https://meetmagento.nyc/ #MM20NYC #Magento ##mmNYC

Excited to announce our strategic partnership with Redstage, an award-winning ecommerce development and design agency. Looking forward to providing enterprise-class cloud hosting, proactive scalability and security infrastructure to their global customers. Learn more: https://www.webscale.com//webscale-partners-redstage-deli/

Find out why Adidas, Dollar General, Alex and Ani, Unilever/Murad, Swarovski, and more, host their Magento storefronts in the cloud with #Webscale. Swing by for a chat at Meet Magento NYC on October 30th. https://meetmagento.nyc/ #MM20NYC

Learn how Trulieve manages two Black Friday-like events every week. Webscale is the power on their side and site! At eTailConnect today from 2:45 to 3:15 PM ET join Webscale's Founder and CTO Jay Smith and our enterprise customer #Trulieve's Director of IT Rick Wilson for a fireside chat on "Black Friday Twice a Week How to Get Battle-Ready For A Historic Holiday Season." Register NOW: https://www.wbresearch.com/events-etail-connect-us-october/

A shout out to all the senior ecommerce and digital marketing leaders attending #eTailConnect. On 27 October, from 2:45 to 3:15 PM ET, Webscale's Founder and CTO Jay Smith and our enterprise customer #Trulieve's Director of IT Rick Wilson will engage in a fireside chat on "Black Friday Twice a Week How to Get Battle-Ready For A Historic Holiday Season." Trulieve’s site has two Black Friday-level events every week. You don't want to miss the inside story! Check out the agenda and request an invite: https://www.wbresearch.com/events-etail-connect-us-october/

WEBINAR TOMORROW! Webscale will be hosting an online session with Adrian Luna, Head of Strategic Partnerships, discussing why Webscale is the perfect #hosting, security and performance partner for UK #ecommerce businesses. We’ll be talking about how we work with our customers on load testing to make sure they are battle-ready going into #BlackFriday, about being secure from the point customers access your site to the checkout and about maintaining performance, regardless of ...your traffic. Register for the free webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us//701601/WN_9RKViyrPRnmtW2VTYhiGDw/

Are you thinking about renewing your Magento Commerce license, but wish you could drop the hosting part? Attending #MM20NYC? Drop by the #Webscale booth on October 30th and we’ll help you understand your options. https://meetmagento.nyc/

#Webscale will be attending #eTailConnect on 27 and 28 October. The private invite-only virtual event customized for senior #ecommerce and digital marketing leaders from retailers and brands provides an interactive and engaging platform for exchanging ideas, best practices, and timely perspectives during these turbulent times. On 27 October, from 2:45 to 3:15 PM ET, join Webscale's Founder and CTO Jay Smith and our enterprise customer Trulieve's Director of IT Rick Wilson for a fireside chat on "Black Friday Twice a Week How to Get Battle-Ready For A Historic Holiday Season." Check out the agenda and REGISTER for FREE: https://www.wbresearch.com/events-etail-connect-us-october/

#Webinar ALERT! Join Adrian Luna and Justin Cross on 27th October for an online session to discuss some of the hottest topics as we head into the all-important end of year sales season. Register for the free webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us//701601/WN_9RKViyrPRnmtW2VTYhiGDw/

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers will likely adopt a digital first approach to holiday season shopping. While some experts predict record numbers, others are citing concerns that high unemployment rates may well lead to decreased spending. We asked leading Magento developers to share their thinking on what to expect and how to meet the top challenges. Watch this video to learn what they said!

Feeling peachy about your Black Friday prep? It’s not too late to battle-test your site to make sure your site can handle any volume of traffic and simultaneous checkouts. Swing by the Webscale virtual booth at #MM20NYC to learn more. https://meetmagento.nyc/ Meet Magento NYC