What about another country?

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)

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> On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Mark Jordan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>