When it comes to artificial intelligence, most small business owners are already aware of the basics: chatbots, customer support automation, and maybe a few auto-generated blog posts. But AI is evolving fast—faster than most of us realize—and it’s unlocking…
WordPress at War: When Open Source Collides with Business Interests
WordPress is one of the greatest success stories of the open source movement. Launched in 2003 as a simple blogging tool, it has since grown into the most widely used content management system in the world, powering more than 40% of all websites. But beneath the…
Why WordPress?
When it comes to building websites, few platforms have made as significant an impact as WordPress. What began in 2003 as a blogging tool has evolved into the world’s most widely used content management system (CMS), powering over 40% of all websites on the internet….
A Brief Guide to Data Centers
In the digital age, data is the new electricity—and data centers are the power plants. They are the backbone of our connected world, housing the infrastructure that supports websites, cloud services, business systems, financial networks, streaming platforms, and more….
Never Rely on a Single Backup
When it comes to protecting your digital assets, backups are not optional—they’re essential. Yet one of the most common and dangerous misconceptions in data management is that a single backup is enough. Whether you’re safeguarding personal photos,…
A Short Guide to the SCRUM Methodology
SCRUM is one of the most popular Agile frameworks used in software development—and increasingly across other industries as well. At its core, SCRUM is a lightweight, flexible, and highly iterative approach to managing complex work. It focuses on team collaboration,…
Cloud Delusions
Had a client email me a few days ago, panicked that their web site was down. It wasn’t. Instead, their registrar’s domain name servers (a.k.a., DNS) were down. Despite the fact the registrar had four domain name servers, spread across diverse geography,…
WordPress timezone handling when integrating date and time from 3rd party sources
I recently implemented a WordPress site that integrates tightly with Salesforce. Much of the site content is being retrieved from Salesforce on a daily basis. The Salesforce content is retrieved and imported into WordPress via custom PHP scripts and the Salesforce…
Disturbing trends in budget WordPress hosting
I’m doing a lot of WordPress development these days. Most of my clients use my hosting services. Yes, it’s an obvious business benefit to me because of the recurring revenue, but I also deliver a high level of proactive security and performance…