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The Cloudflare Outage Took Down Parts of the Internet. Here’s What Businesses Can Learn from It.
On November 18, 2025, the Cloudflare Outage disrupted websites and internet services for roughly six hours, blocking access to apps, authentication, and even DNS resolution around the world. At DataYard, we see this event as a practical reminder: outages happen to the biggest companies, so businesses must design hosting and DNS strategies that prioritize resilience. Read Cloudflare’s postmortem for the technical timeline and use this guide to reduce your risk.
What are the Mail Settings for my POP/IMAP Account?
The settings needed for a POP account are as follows: Email address: this is your full e-mail address Username: the username provided to you by DataYard
How do I save copies of my e-mail on the DataYard server?
How do I save copies of my e-mail on the DataYard server? If you would like to access your POP3 e-mail account from multiple locations,
How can I access my Connect Exchange Mailbox from the web?
If you are away from your desk or need to use the web for any reason to check your Connect Exchange mailbox provided by DataYard
How do I configure my phone to work with Connect Exchange?
Configuring your smartphone to receive your DataYard email uses the same settings as you would use to configure any other mail client. The setup varies
How do I configure my iPad to work with Connect mail?
Configuring your iPad to receive your DataYard email uses the same settings as you would use to configure any other mail client. The setup varies
How can I add an E-Mail address for a new employee?
New e-mail accounts can be created for you, as needed by DataYard staff. The following information will be needed to create the account for you:
SPLA Licensing Explained
SPLA Licensing Explained As Microsoft partner and service provider, DataYard has the ability to provide Microsoft software licenses for our VIP and VDC services through
Forging a Team of Technical Professionals
Forging a Team of Technical Professionals Over the last year, I’ve had the pleasure of watching DataYard’s Technical Operations team work under intense pressure. On
Should Have Hosted with DataYard, Powerball Fail
Should Have Hosted with DataYard – 11/29/2012 Last night, the Powerball jackpot hit $550 million. Two lucky people had the winning numbers. Too bad the
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