Spending £1000s on a website but pennies on hosting is a recipe for online disaster
by Phil Parry , July 31
If you work in the web hosting industry, you’ll know it’s been competing primarily on price since it began. There are only so many bronze, silver and gold hosting packages that hosting providers can come up with; all say their support is the best. And once you’ve given away all of the disk space and...
Read More >The importance of gaming in Wales
by Paul Tristram , July 30
I remember when I got my first gaming console as a child (the good old Commodore 64!), and I knew from the start that video gaming was something that’d be a massive part of my life. The one thing that struck me even from a young age was the community in Wales. I’d go over...
Read More >Cardiff-based tech hub to be extended
by Nicholas Fearn , July 29
An office space home to a number of tech start-ups in Cardiff is to be extended by 7,000 sq ft. It’s hoped that the expansion of Imperial House in Trade Street will encourage more tech start-ups to settle and do business in Wales. Software consultancy Method4 moved into the office in 2005, but co-working space Indycube and...
Read More >OI Conference heading to Bristol
by Nicholas Fearn , July 29
Following the success of social media conference Oi15 in May, it’s now heading to Bristol. The event, to take place on October 16th at the Mercure Hotel in Bristol City Centre, will host an array of influential speakers and offer quick fire panel debates, expert sessions and interactive learning opportunities. Speakers include head of content Europe...
Read More >Interview: Evan Davies from the Booking Factory
by Nicholas Fearn , July 28
We speak to Evan Davies, the founder of the Booking Factory, about how he came up with his start-up, what he’s had to do to get it up and running and how it benefits his customers, among other things. The Booking Factory, founded in 2014, is a hotel booking platform aimed at making things easier...
Read More >Fintech start-up joins prestigious London-based accelerator
by Nicholas Fearn , July 27
Welsh fintech start-up Delio has been selected to join London’s prestigious Startupbootcamp Fintech accelerator. It fought more than 400 businesses from right around the world to get one of ten places on the programme, which is backed by the likes of Lloyds Banking Group and MasterCard. The Caerphilly-based start-up, which enables financial institutions to deliver...
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