What is a data centre and what does it do?
There's a lot of chatter in the media about data centres, especially here in Ireland. Most people [...]
Windows Shared Hosting Plans Have Been Shut Down
A while ago, we announced that we would be discontinuing Windows-based shared hosting. The day has passed, and [...]
Sorry, But We Simply Have to Increase Prices
Over the last few months we've all seen prices rising. From the price of a loaf of bread [...]
Blacknight’s New Hosting Platform is LIVE – Plans, Details, and Important Information for Existing Blacknight Customers
We wrote last year about our plans to roll out a new hosting platform. Things got a little [...]
Farewell Windows Shared Hosting
Earlier today we contacted all remaining clients of our Windows Shared Hosting services to let them know that [...]
Blacknight no longer offering CentOS, moving to AlmaLinux going forward
Time to get into the weeds of Linux licensing but this is very important, so please read on. [...]
Be Warned – cPanel’s Look is changing and you don’t have a choice
If there's one thing 'general' users of computer software hate, it's changing for the sake of change. cPanel's [...]
Self Hosted Alternatives to WeTransfer (EU Safe File Sharing)
Email is one of the most versatile tools that has ever been invented, but one thing it is [...]
Stop Demonising Data Centres – Myths About Irish Data Centres Debunked
Over the past few months there's been a lot of focus on data centres in the media and [...]
A New Dawn for Blacknight – Introducing our new Hosting Platform
Blacknight has been working on something amazing behind the scenes, and at last, we’re finally ready to start [...]
Basic Security Best Practices for a Dedicated Server (and VPS/Cloud Servers as well)
The only way to secure a server from the horrors of the internet is to never hook it [...]