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Best Web Hosting Companies in Hong Kong: A 2020 Review
Other than being a top financial center, Hong Kong plays also a strategic role when it comes to business and technology in the Asia-Pacific region. It is the natural gateway to mainland China and the city-state also has a worldclass infrastructure that is second to none. It is therefore natural that many companies look for Hong Kong when they plan to host their websites targeting China or the Asia Pacific region. There are many web hosting companies in Hong Kong, some being around since the dot com era, but many newer ones as well. Our research and interviews with industry…
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G Suite vs Microsoft 365: Which one to use in China
One of the questions we frequently receive is which is the best email service option between G Suite and Microsoft 365 (previously known as Office 365) for companies operating in China? The choice is an easy one. For many years already, Gmail and many of other Google’s products have been blocked in mainland China. To access those services, effectively one must be using a VPN or proxy service, which can be slow and not reliable. Therefore, if you are going to be using this email service in China, Microsoft 365 is probably the better choice. There are two options when…
Can I use Gmail in China?
As with many Google services, Gmail is currently blocked in China. As such, if you are going to spend some time in China, Gmail would be a poor choice for your primary email solution. Alternatives would be Outlook or local email providers. You might be able to continue to use Gmail however if you have a reliable VPN solution however doing so would be at your own risks.
New design for My China Hosting blog
As you would have noticed we have made changes to the website design with a new and more modern theme. Hopefully you will like it. We will be posting new articles on hosting in China on in a near future. Please bookmark and come back in the near future.
SinoHosting acquires HostMacau customer base
SinoHosting has just announced that it has acquired HostMacau customer base. By acquiring the #1 hosting company in Macau and adding Macau as a new Greater China region location, SinoHosting solidifies its position as the leading web hosting company in China. SinoHosting is also offering six months of free hosting on all new orders on its Macau location. Just place the order online and select Macau as server location. There is no coupon code required as your next due date will be automatically extended by 6 months upon activation. You can read the full acquisition announcement here.
Top 3 China Optimized Web Hosting Providers in 2016: A Quick Review
For many years, the great firewall program in China has made it rare for businesses with operations or sales in China to market their services in the middle Kingdom, due to the various restrictions when it comes to hosting a website locally. Many global providers in the United States or Europe have their servers blocked or extremely slow to access from China. Due to that reason, it is of critical importance for big businesses as well as entrepreneurs of all sizes to find a web hosting firm that has services targeting web traffic from China, especially when such businesses do…
Alternatives to Gmail for Business Email Hosting in China
As you are probably aware China does not play nice with Google services and for the last two years Gmail has virtually been unusable in mainland China. Below our top 5 alternatives if you need to use email for your business while in China. 1) Outlook / Office365: probably the strongest Gmail/Google Apps for Work alternative, and a worldclass mail service with excellent delivery. Two server options to consider: mainland China (offered by Microsoft in partnership with 21Vianet) or Hong Kong. While mainland China servers are theoretically fasters to access from the country, the privacy of data hold by Chinese…
Introducing Aliyun, Alibaba’s cloud service
Aliyun (www.aliyun.com) is the Alibaba’s response to Amazon Web Services (aws.amazon.com) for the Chinese market. Some would call it a clone, however Aliyun has not just copied the features and services of AWS, but rather developed a full product range that meet the requirements of the Chinese marketplace. While Aliyun is mostly known for its cloud servers, it is in fact more than just that. The mean products include; -Cloud servers (ECS) -Cloud Server Loads Balancers (SLB) -Elastic Scaling Services (ESS) -Cloud Load Balancers -Open Storage Service (OSS) -Content Delivery Networks (CDN) -Open Archive Service (OAS) -Open Table Service (OTS)…
South Korea web hosting for website targeting Chinese users?
Hosting a website in China is complex, and almost impossible for foreign companies and non-China residents. Should one consider hosting in South Korea when targeting Chinese users? Well, it depends. South Korea has some of the most advanced IT infrastructure in the world and the internet connection speed locally is second to none. This does not mean however that access to websites hosted in Korea is extremely fast as this will depend of the international bandwidth of the specific datacenter, local internet speed of the user and the connectivity between the user ISP and the South Korean internet carrier. Furthermore,…
How to host a website in China, as a non-resident?
China is bound to become the largest economy in the world, and companies of all sizes from around the world have or are planning to sell their products or offer their services to Chinese consumers and businesses. The Great Firewall severely restricts access to overseas websites in China, either by blocking them, or by making the access speed extremely slow. In order to provide the best user experience to Chinese users visiting their websites, overseas companies therefore would preferably host their websites within the firewall, on a mainland China server. The problem in doing so is the ICP license requirement which…