FWIW, in British Columbia, public institutions are prohibited by law from hosting any data in the US.

Mark

Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I assume it's not about speed, but about the PATRIOT Act.

For example, we don't host any of our customer data in the US (and aren't
allowed to).

-Ross.


On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I take that back, did a bit more research, I think there are plenty of
> options. But I have to ask, why only in Canada, a transit provider in the
> us willbe just as fast as in Canada
>
> Riley Childs
> Library Director and IT Admin
> Junior
> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Please excuse mistakes
>
> > On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Nick Ruest <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Cynthia: If you just need a Canadian server, not a Canadian corporation,
> check out Site5[1]. Not sure if they are exactly what you are looking for,
> but they have the standard one-click install ControlPanel stuff. Not sure
> about the automated backup options you're looking for. I've been using them
> for a few years, and have zero complaints.
> >
> > Riley: Really? Why would we be hard pressed to find that in Canada?
> >
> > -nruest
> >
> > [1] http://www.site5.com/p/canadian-web-hosting/
> >
> >> On 13-11-07 08:38 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> >> Why in Canada? You will be hard pressed to find that
> >>
> >> Riley Childs
> >> Library Director and IT Admin
> >> Junior
> >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> >> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> Please excuse mistakes
> >>
> >>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Cynthia Ng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Kevin. Servers need to be in Canada, preferably paid in
> Canadian but
> >>> I don't think that's necessary. I'll looking your recommendation.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Kevin Hawkins <
> >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Does the entity you pay need to be in Canada (that is, accept payment
> in
> >>>> Canadian dollars), or do the servers need to be there?  Or both?
> >>>>
> >>>> I use http://www.csoft.net/ for my personal hosting.  Their business
> >>>> office is in Canada, but I'm unclear on where their servers are.
>  Their
> >>>> documentation is written assuming you have strong technical skills,
> but
> >>>> they respond quickly (and tersely) whenever I've needed help to
> address
> >>>> gaps in my skills.  They have some specific instructions for
> installation
> >>>> of WordPress once you've connected to them through SSH:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.csoft.net/docs/wordpress.html.en
> >>>>
> >>>> They also have documentation in French in case that's helpful.
> >>>>
> >>>> --Kevin
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 2:59 PM, Cynthia Ng wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi Everyone,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active, and
> has
> >>>>> more
> >>>>> Canadians that I've seen.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress hosting
> >>>>> solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of my own
> >>>>> dev-type work, so really it just needs to be setup to run WordPress
> >>>>> (preferably with 1-click install), and most of all, reliable,
> hopefully
> >>>>> with good customer service for when we need to contact the company.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Okay, also preferable is that they do daily backups for us and has
> >>>>> excellent security (considering it's WordPress).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Too many hosting solutions include email and a bunch of other stuff,
> and I
> >>>>> need it only for WordPress and nothing else.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A name, plus at least 1-2 reasons on the recommendation would be
> great!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>>> Cynthia
> >
> > --
> > -nruest
>