Web Infrastructure

Interoute's cloud hosting service offers dedicated infrastructure as a service via a private cloud. Our IaaS service is delivered via our virtual data centres.

VDC is a virtual equivalent of building a real physical data centre. You can plan your server, switching and storage in exactly the same way as you would the 'real' thing in the physical world.

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.

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.

For any individual or business looking to set up or move the hosting of their website or IT infrastructure, the number of different options facing them and the jargon used by each hosting provider, can appear bewildering.

Why outsource your hosting? It just makes sense. As you streamline your business, your IT infrastructure becomes more costly and complex. You also need expert staff to look after it.

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.

Interoute's Colocation services provide companies with a range of flexible alternatives to housing their systems internally. The Interoute technical facilities comprises of over 100,000m2 of built-out space ranging from Tier 1 to our world class Tier 3/4 data centres.

Interoute's Dedicated Hosting Services provide business critical applications a platform with the stability and performance they demand. The service allows businesses to focus on the unique element of their IT function, by outsourcing the time consuming operating systems and infrastructure management.

Having previously explored the main opportunities for making data centers greener, by reducing the amount of energy they use and using renewable sources, it is worth taking a look at some of the latest solutions and innovations that operators are coming up with to tackle the issues.

Articles, blogs and news on data centers, colocation , managed hosting and dedicated hosting

News, information and blogs on managed hosting, dedicated hosting and colocation

As businesses put more and more emphasis on the online side of their operations for marketing and as a point of sales the performance of their websites becomes more integral to their success as a whole. Therefore, many businesses are now opting to place the management of their website infrastructure into more trusted hands and are opting for managed hosting.

As server farms grow and their workload changes, the design and structure of the networks that serve them must also change. End-of-row switching is increasingly giving way to top-of-rack switching, and tiered networks may need to be replaced - or perhaps augmented - by more mesh-like Ethernet fabrics.

The next version of the Microsoft's desktop OS, code-named "Windows 8″, will include the ability to run other OSes in virtualized containers, the company announced by blog Wednesday.

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?

As our use of the internet and cloud computing grows the demand for data centers is continually abounding. Data center providers are therefore increasingly looking for solutions to become more efficient, cutting their own costs whilst reducing their environmental impacts

Any business shopping around for a web hosting solution will no doubt come across terms such as shared hosting, virtual private hosting (VPS), managed hosting and, the latest to enter the lexicon, cloud hosting. Often the holy grail is purported to be, if you can afford it, dedicated hosting, but what exactly are the reasons for choosing a dedicated hosting solution and is it the right fit for you?

As our knowledge of data centers and the demand for them increases many of the big providers are seriously looking into ways to cut their carbon footprints.