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For those who are starting to look into the various different packages on the market and the variety of services each offers, there is plenty of jargon can provide a barrier to the world of web hosting for the uninitiated. This article aims to simplify a few of the more basic terms in the industry.

For those who are starting to look into the various different packages on the market and the variety of services each offers, there is plenty of jargon can provide a barrier to the world of web hosting for the uninitiated. This article aims to simplify a few of the more basic terms in the industry.

Having taken a quick look at the various forms of shared hosting that can be used by clients to serve a web site to the rest of the world, the second installment in this couplet introduces a few alternative options which may require slightly larger budgets.

This hub is the first of two providing an overview of the various types of web hosting available on the market. The focus in this first part is on the various forms of hosting which rely on shared web servers within data centers to host multiple websites.

One particular feature of an e-commerce web site that often sets their hosting requirements apart from those of other brochure sites for example is the fact that they handle, almost by definition, personal and financially sensitive information. Therefore, an e-commerce site's hosting platform must have measures in place to ensure that this information is kept secure.

Of course if an e-commerce site has recurring down time or reliability issues, the consumer may be put off using that site due to the expected hassle it may cause them if, for example, they are half way through a purchase when things go wrong.

More and more businesses are moving their propositions online so that they can interact with their customers wherever they are the world. Shops that were previously restricted to trading in local markets can now sell their products nationally and in many cases globally

More and more businesses are moving their propositions online so that they can interact with their customers wherever they are the world. Shops that were previously restricted to trading in local markets can now sell their products nationally and in many cases globally. Others have reaped the benefits of reducing their overheads such as rent and boosting their profit margins as a result. As the .com bubble of the early 2000s demonstrated however it isn't simply a gold rush. To have an effective and competitive online proposition, an e-commerce site needs to perform well, have high uptime, process requests quickly and smoothly and be secure whenever a user interacts with it.

One Level 3 data centre in Amsterdam and two in London now get all of their power from renewable sources

It is a fundamental part of a business's strategy to consider how their websites are hosted; how their servers can respond to high bandwidth if their sites become more popular, how they can ensure that they can keep up with changes in their online propositions, and the demands of their market place. The solution will often be colocation hosting, but what exactly is colocation and how does it work?

If you have ever set up either a personal or business website you will no doubt have encountered the concept of website hosting. The following article aims to give a useful overview to the options that are available to you and how they meet the differing aims of security, availability, cost, technical guidance and performance.

The traditional path for most businesses and private clients to follow when they require web hosting is to purchase a hosting package which gives them access to space on a physical server, housed within a secure purpose built data center, together with a degree of support. This lens explores this route it a little more detail.

This slideshow outlines the various types of web hosting available on the market.

Interoute has completed the ISAE 3402 and SSAE 16 Type II assurance report for its Amsterdam, Berlin, Geneva and London data center operations. The report was completed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) through a six-month sampling audit across seven security and risk control areas.