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The Death of a Server – A Cautionary Tale

December 29, 2015May 24, 2014 by Layer 5

One of our hosting clients also has some services hosted… Elsewhere. And Elsewhere has a problem. The symptoms are easy to describe: The high-profile eCommerce installation that’s meant to be live and selling to the world – is dead. Not resting, not stunned, not pining for anything. Apache: dead, MySQL: dead, even Plesk: Dead. They’re all dead, Dave. … Read more

Magento 1.9 – Cross-Border Responsiveness!

December 30, 2015May 20, 2014 by Layer 5

At Layer5 we’re always excited by a new Magento release and this week we’ve had 2! We’re already at the forefront and have two 1.9 Community Edition builds in progress and some of the features in 1.9 are right on target for helping with these latest projects – Responsiveness from the ground-up and EU Tax simplifications.

Email Marketing – If you’re going to do it – do it right!

December 30, 2015April 29, 2014 by Layer 5

eMail marketing is just one of many mechanisms for delivering your ecommerce messaging. If you’re going to do it (and you should); do it right.

Magento: Keeping it clean (Magento Buckaroo)

December 30, 2015April 3, 2014 by Layer 5

Magento: Keeping it clean (or Magento Buckaroo!) One big positive about Magento is the burgeoning and comprehensive development community. Magento connect (magentoconnect.com) has thousands of plug-ins and additional modules that enhance, improve and provide new features. Some of these are free and some are paid, some are excellent, and (very rarely), some not-so-good. The message … Read more

Optimised Server Hosting Packages for Magento Hosting

December 30, 2015March 20, 2014 by Layer 5

Having worked with Magento for some time now, we have tried a good … Read more

Picking the right ERP system for your business

June 19, 2014March 6, 2014 by Layer 5

Picking the right ERP system can be a daunting prospect for any business, from the smallest operation to the largest corporation, there are lots of questions to be asked. One thing is for certain, the outcome remains the same, finding the right system to underpin your business needs, allowing you to keep track of your … Read more

Magento 1.8.1 – What does the short time since the last release tell us?

June 1, 2014December 11, 2013 by Layer 5

Not so long ago I reported on the release of Magento 1.8. This was a long time coming, and whilst it seemed that on the surface it was no great shakes in functional terms, a lot had changed under the bonnet – particularly around VAT calculations.