November 1, 2020 — The goal of this presentation is to break down the industry jargon of web hosting into language that everyone can understand. The talk covers everything from basic hosting to running your own server.

August 11, 2019 — Everyone knows their site needs to be secure. But, just what does it take to make sure your site is optimally secure from compromise? In this workshop, whether you’re advanced or just starting out, we will help walk you through virtually every step it takes to make sure your WordPress environment is secure. We will start out with basics like what is security and general concepts about security. From there, we will walk you through selecting a secure hosting provider and choosing a secure password. Finally, we will go into more specific configuration details and the do’s and don’ts when securing your WordPress environment. By the time you walk out of this workshop you should feel like a WordPress security pro.

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September 24, 2018 — BarCamp Track

October 23, 2017 — Discussion on WordPress Hosting.

June 2, 2017 — Shared, VPS, Dedicated, Cloud, Dedicated PS, Dedicated Cloud, Co-lo what does any of that mean welcome to the world of hosting with its bizarre vocabulary and massive amount of marketing spin. It can often be confusing just working out what hosting companies do let alone, if their products and services are suitable for your project.

In this talk Tim will guide you through the world of hosting, looking at what the different offerings mean trying to break down the vocabulary of hosting into terms that are easy to understand. To help you find out what products and services might be right for your next site. He will go through some of the key things to look for and questions you should be asking about any products/service. Finally he will challenge some of the preconceived notions and show how in the right services free can sometime be the

May 16, 2017 — Durch meine tägliche Arbeit mit meinen Kunden und deren Websites habe ich Einblicke in die Konfigurationen diverser Hoster im deutschsprachigen Raum. Dabei erlebe ich immer wieder lustige, interessante oder erschreckende Besonderheiten der jeweiligen Hoster. Der Vortrag richtet sich an Fortgeschrittene, jedoch geht es nicht um komplexe Serverkonfiguration, sondern um einfache Dinge, die jeder bei der Einrichtung einer WordPress-Installation benötigt.

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October 28, 2016 — During this presentation, we’ll take a look at how we designed and grew our Managed WordPress product at GoDaddy. Best practices, pitfalls, lessons learned, and a look toward the future as the largest Managed WordPress host.

July 28, 2016 — WordPressと深い関わりのあるレンタルサーバ。
ファーストサーバでは簡単インストールなどの機能を提供からはじまり
WordCampの協賛などでコミュニティとの繋がりも徐々に深まってきました。
そういった繋がりから我々が得たもの、逆にこちらから出来たことなどを
中心に企業とコミュニティの関係についてお話しします。
また、現在チャレンジしているテンプレートキングの公式テーマ登録の
背景などについてのお話もしたいと思います。

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March 18, 2015 — Chcę mieć stronę w sieci. I chcę ją robić sam. I może kiedyś na niej zarabiać. Wybieram WordPress. Tyle wiem. Ale co dalej? Gdzie i w jaki sposób ją uruchomię – hosting czy chmura, serwer czy serwis? Od razu duży czy całkiem mały? Co będzie dalej? Co wybrać? Jak żyć? Scenariusz ze slajdów przeprowadzi nas przez żywy pokaz, który pozwoli znaleźć odpowiedzi, poznać konsekwencje i ślepe uliczki naszych wyborów. Dla Ciebie i Twojej firmy.

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March 8, 2015 — This talk covers the basics of website hosting. It does not make recommendations as to who to host with, it will help yous understand the terms used and the concepts that are bandied about.

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