Archive for January, 2011
A Guide To Domain Name Registration
Are you considering doing business online? If you’re affirmative about that then, you need a home for your site on the Internet first, for that you’ll have to register a domain name.
A domain name provides your website an Internet address. Under the Domain Name System DNS, domain names are framed of the four elements – a server prefix, a domain name, a domain suffix or extension, and a country code (optional). For instance, www.jasssony.com is an example of a domain name where ‘www’ is the server prefix, ‘jasssony’ is the domain name and ‘com’ is the domain suffix.
‘Dot-com’ is an example of a top level domain extension. There are generic top level domains, gTLDs, and country code top level domains, ccTLDs. Register a domain name of your own. Many ‘Internet Service Providers’, ISPs and Web Hosts also offer free or bargain-rate domain services that essentially make a domain name an extension of theirs. For example, if the ISP is a fictional like ‘youneedweserve’, then the resulting domain name could be www.youneedweserve/jass/index.html. While registering your own domain name, make sure that the extension name should look like a professional one. With an extension domain name, you always have to change the ISP or web host.
Many people do not realize it, but it is a fact that the names on the Internet really matter. Choose a domain name that identifies the business and it should also be easy to remember; so many people type the names or partial names into search engines for finding the site that they are seeking for. Most of the best or obvious domain names are already registered by the people. You should also consider the facts when you are choosing a domain name for the online business and how to register a domain name.
Registering a generic top level domain name or a country code top level domain, the things mostly depend on the market for the product or service. For example, if you are selling your product or services to USA, you can use the country code top level domain, dot-us domain. If you are marketing the products or services globally, you can choose to register the online business as a dot-com or a dot-biz.
Checking out Dedicated Servers?
If you have been checking out dedicated servers online, you have probably noticed that there are many different choices. You can choose from budget dedicated servers or dedicated servers that have more bandwidth. The type of dedicated server that you choose depends upon the following:
1. How much traffic do you get on your website? If you get a lot of traffic, or plan to get a lot of traffic on your website, you will want to make sure that you get the most bandwidth. Bandwidth is what enables the server to funnel the visitors to your website.
2. How much space do you need? If you plan on having databases on your website, such as forums where people can all discuss different ideas, or a shopping cart where customers can choose products from your website and deposit them into their carts, and return at a later date to order the items. These databases take up a lot of space.
3. How about security? If you gather information from customers such as their credit card numbers, name or address, you will want to protect that information by making sure that your server is secure. If you have a business website that is only for employees, you want to make certain that only employees can access the site, otherwise some of your confidential information can leak to the public.
The above illustrates the reasons why most business website owners choose to get a dedicated server. Unlike shared servers, a dedicated server only hosts your website and no other. This tends to be a bit more expensive than sharing a server with other websites, but can be quite beneficial in the end.
If you have a lot of traffic on your website or expect to gather more traffic, you will want to make sure that you have accurate bandwidth. This is what allows the traffic to flow to your website. If you are sharing a server with other websites, they are naturally taking some of the bandwidth. This can interfere with your website traffic.
If you want to have a shopping cart on your website, or a forum, it takes quite a bit of space. You can add to your space with a shared server, but in some cases, you cannot get all the space you need to run your website properly. In addition, all that space is bound to stir up more traffic, or so you hope. You are better off having a dedicated server.
Security is always an issue when it comes to business. By using a dedicated server, you can have complete control over the security of the server as well as your website. This can be invaluable when you are dealing with customers, clients or confidential information.
If you have a large business, a growing business or a business that depends on utmost security, such as a law firm, you will want to have a dedicated server instead of sharing a server with other businesses. With a dedicated server, you can have more space, more bandwidth and better security than you can with a shared server.
Colocation Hosting
What’s colocation hosting?
Colocation hosting wherein multiple customers locate network, server and storage gear and interconnects to a volley of telecommunications and various other network service provider thus minimizes the complexity and cost. Have a dedicated hosting right away and enjoy complete freedom.
Added features of dedicated hosting!
Data centers should be monitored 24-7. Your systems should be housed in a state-of-the-art data center, with redundant air cooling and filtering systems, designed to operate even in the event of a power failure. Data centers should be located and built to withstand natural disasters, and other emergencies. Don’t you want to safeguard your data centre too. Evaluate your business’s power, cooling and security requirements and design a solution that meets your need and scales to allow you to adapt in the future. Appropriate to businesses both large and small, co-location is a highly flexible, cost-effective and best practice solution to ensuring your business’ IT service uptime.
Be one among the world’s leading players or excel them with secure and well managed colocation. Colocation pricing queries can be dealt with our online professionals with just a click or a phone call. Have a single rack or a dedicated private suite, your servers and core systems need to be housed in a secure, well managed, and environmentally controlled environment. Sometimes the server is hosted with one and the other provides the Internet connectivity. Here, there are issues with cross-connection fees, which can complicate the matter. The host must be able to provide uninterrupted connectivity without any major hiccups.
Colocation hosting can offer reliable power with clean, uninterruptible power, through a combination of multiple power grids, generators, and best-of-breed maintenance practices. Colocation facilities manage their climate with two kinds of dedicated cooling systems, chillers and CRAC units. Chillers are systems of pipes which circulate chilled water throughout the server rooms. CRAC units (computer room air-conditioning units) are targets air conditioners which never shut off. Servers generate enough heat to overheat a several-thousand square foot room in only a few minutes; by continuously cycling, CRAC units prevent heat buildup in server rooms.
• Single rack to full private suite options
• Fully complemented value-added connectivity and managed service solutions
• Have high bandwidth on-net network connectivity to tier one carrier backbones for Internet access and private network connectivity
• Ensuring maximum security and uptime
Meet the requirements of your business! Get on to the online route and find a Colocation Hosting provider for your business.