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Internet hosting service
Internet hosting service
Number of internet hosts per country, 2005An Internet hosting service is a
service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to
serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various
kinds of services offered.
A common kind of hosting is web hosting. Most hosting providers offer a combined
variety of services. Web hosting services also offer e-mail hosting service, for
example. DNS hosting service is usually bundled with domain name registration.
Web hosting technology has been causing some controversy lately as Web.com
claims that it holds patent rights to the hosting technology with its 19
patents. Hostopia, a large wholesale host, recently purchased a license to use
that technology from web.com for 10% of retail revenues . Web.com recently sued
Go Daddy as well for similar patent infringement .
Generic, yet rather powerful, kinds of Internet hosting provide a server where
the clients can run anything they want (including web servers and other servers)
and have Internet connections with good upstream bandwidth.
Types of hosting
Types of Internet hosting service
Full-featured hosting services
Virtual private server
Dedicated hosting
Colocation centre
Web hosting
Free hosting
Shared hosting
Clustered hosting
Reseller hosting
Application-specific
Blog hosting
Guild hosting
Image hosting
Video hosting
Wiki farms
File hosting
Remote backup service
Game server hosting
DNS hosting
E-mail hosting
Full-featured hosting
Full-featured hosting services include:
Dedicated hosting service, also called managed hosting service, where the
hosting service owns and manages the machine, leasing full control to the
client. Management of the server can include monitoring to ensure the server
continues to work effectively, backup services, installation of security patches
and various levels of technical support.
Virtual private server, in which virtualization technology is employed in order
to allow multiple logical servers to run on a single physical server
Colocation facilities, which provide just the Internet connection,
uninterruptible power and climate control, but let the client do his own system
administration; the most expensive
Other
Limited or application-specific hosting services include:
Web hosting service
E-mail hosting service
DNS hosting service
Game servers
Wiki farms
Bandwidth cost
Internet hosting services include the required Internet connection; they may
charge a flat rate per month or charge per bandwidth used — a common payment
plan is to charge for the 95th percentile bandwidth.
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