I believe the act says it has to stay in Canada. Hence the need to get local or at least Canadian hosting. On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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) > > Sent from my iPhone > Please excuse mistakes > > > 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 > >> >