Web Infrastructure

London, 14 September 2012 - Interoute Application Management, the application managed services specialist and progressive cloud services provider, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Cloud Provider of the Year category of the BCS & Computing IT Industry Awards 2012

As an alternative to the three tiered classification of cloud based services - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Sevice (SaaS) - cloud computing can also be classified based upon how the underlying networks are implemented and accessed by the client. The following article provides and overview of the two principle models Public and Private Clouds.

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.

Although hype and conjecture has surrounded the concept of cloud computing for a long time now it is more than just a buzz term.

Although hype and conjecture has surrounded the concept of cloud computing for a long time now it is more than just a buzz term.

As more and more of us work on the move, from our homes or on personal devices that we bring into the office, it is becoming increasingly important to embrace the technologies behind the VPNs that allow us to 'remote on' to our office networks, giving us the freedom to take advantage of these flexible work practices. The following article provides a quick guide to how they actually work.

When you begin to size up the multitude of web hosting options that are available to you in the market it is important to bear in mind what specifications your website will demand from your hosting platform. The following article takes a beginners look at the technology that goes into building a website and then how that technology will affect the requirements of your hosting platform.

Every website needs to be managed, either by its users or its webmasters/owners, with its content, appearance and functionality updated, removed or added. The systems and technologies used to create and then managed the site and its content will be core to determining the technological requirements of the hosting platform that the site needs.

The following lens looks at the merits of two hosting options that are worth considering for clients or individuals who do not want to rent server/hosting resource from a hosting provider and instead invest in their own equipment.

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 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.

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

The following article aims to provide an introduction to the concept of Fast Ethernet, what it is, a summary of how it works, and who can benefit from its implementation.

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.

Cloud hosting is a form of web hosting that is growing in popularity. This is due to the many benefits that include the potential to save on costs, scalability, and less chance of downtime.

Infrastructure as a Service. News and information.

I attended the Cloud World Forum at Earls Court in London recently. The fourth addition of the event took place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 June and is the world biggest cloud computing conference.

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

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.

The Interoute VDC pricing tool enables you to calculate the most effective price and package to meet your needs.