Black Friday is coming up, and with it comes the inevitable surge in traffic. If you’re running a #datacentre that supports #ecommerce sites or other online retailers, you’ve probably been thinking about how to prepare for this influx of traffic.
Here are four top tips to help you get your data centre ready for Black Friday and the Festive Period:
Plan ahead!
You should start planning well in advance of Black Friday —you don’t want to be scrambling to make last-minute adjustments just when your customers are trying to reach out and engage with you. Make sure you have all of your systems up and running, and that they’re working at full capacity so that when the time comes, they’ll be able to handle any extra stress on the network.
Make sure that your servers are up to the task of handling this new surge in traffic.
This means upgrading your servers if necessary and making sure that they can handle the extra load without crashing or slowing down. You’ll also want to make sure that your network infrastructure is up to snuff—you don’t want any bottlenecks causing delays or slowdowns in service for customers!
Make sure you have enough bandwith!
This is especially important if you’re hosting a website or apps for customers who will be purchasing stuff online. You need enough bandwidth to make sure that your site loads quickly, which means having plenty of servers with enough memory and processing power available for the number of visitors you expect during this time of year.
Last but not least, don’t forget about security!
The last thing you want is for hackers or malicious actors to infiltrate your network during a peak time when there are lots of people using it at once. Make sure that all of your firewalls are up-to-date and running smoothly so that they can keep out intruders or prevent any data theft attempts from succeeding during peak times like Black Friday weekends or Cyber Monday sales days.
Are you looking for some extra help with keeping your data centres running smoothly over the festive period?
Get in touch with one of our experts today
0113 8314885 info@cantel.uk.com
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