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In this episode of E-Coffee with Experts, our host Victor chats with Wes Tatters, Managing Director of Rapid Cloud. With 40+ years in IT, media, and web infrastructure, Wes shares hard-earned lessons from building Australia's first 3D animated TV series to solving today’s biggest hosting headaches.
He breaks down why most WordPress sites crash when they go viral, how AI-written plugins are putting websites at risk, and what creators and companies can do to scale without breaking things.
We talk about cloud infrastructure, open-source tools, dynamic scaling, SEO performance, malware defence, and much more.
If you're a founder, marketer, or developer trying to build a site that actually lasts, this episode is for you.
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In this episode, we discuss:
00:00 - 02:00: Introduction
02:00 - 04:30: How Wes pioneered 3D animation in Australia
04:30 - 06:50: Early tech challenges and rendering nightmares
06:50 - 09:15: Why motion capture changed everything
09:15 - 13:30: Writing the first Netscape developer guides
13:30 - 18:20: WordPress, open-source, and owning your data
18:20 - 23:00: The “success wall” most platforms can’t handle
23:00 - 27:40: Rapid Cloud's solution for viral traffic crashes
27:40 - 32:10: The AI risk in WordPress plugins
32:10 - 36:00: Why SaaS isn’t always better
36:00 - 40:00: How Rapid Cloud scales on demand
40:00 - 44:00: Favourite blockbusters + tech in storytelling
44:00 - 53:26: Final thoughts on the future of media & hosting
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