London or New York?
A short decision path: who your visitors are, where your data is allowed to live, what protection you get where, and what to do if you choose wrong.
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Does the distance to your visitors actually matter?
“Will my site be slower if I host it in the wrong country? Explain latency in terms someone can feel, give realistic round trip figures between the UK and the US, explain why a page makes many round trips so latency multiplies, and say plainly when it matters and when it does not.”
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Where your data lives, and why it matters legally
“Does it matter legally whether my server is in the UK or the US? Explain data residency for a UK business holding customer data, what UK GDPR expects, when hosting abroad creates paperwork you would rather not have, and who genuinely needs to care.”
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Why DDoS protection is UK only
“Is my server protected against DDoS attacks in both locations? Be straight about which range carries the filtering, what that means if you choose the other one, and what you can do yourself to reduce the risk where the protection is not included.”
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Choosing a location, and moving later if you get it wrong
“How do I decide, and what if I pick the wrong location? Give a short decision rule based on where the visitors are, then explain what moving a server between datacentres actually involves: the IP address changes, so cover the DNS work and the downtime to expect.”
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