Virtual Hosting refers to the method in which multiple domain names or rather websites can run on a single server. From a network perspective, there are two basic types of virtual hosting referring to virtualization of Internet-based services. The difference lies in the method applied by the server when a request to determine which of the services provided by it. IP-Based Virtual … [Read more...]
Utility Computing and its Relationship with Cloud Computing
Utility Computing refers to techniques and business model of a service which provides customer services and it matches with Cloud Computing certain levels. Utility Computing, however was in practice before the new wave of wide spread Cloud Computing is in business usage now. In order to understand utility computing, it is important to know about Cloud Computing SaaS, Paas and … [Read more...]
Compact Digital Camera Details
Compact Digital Camera are becoming very popular due to their less cost bracket and very handy and easy to carry pocket-able size. It is matter of fact that most of the camera and photography specific blogs write about certain model specific Compact Digital Camera, they often do not get into the tit bits of a Compact Digital Camera from technical point view. If an new user is not made easy with … [Read more...]
Service Level Agreement and Cloud Computing Services
Service Level Agreement is an important part of Cloud Computing Services like SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. As a customer of any Cloud Computing Services, you must understand this Service Level Agreement. Previously we have published articles on Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) etc. However, this article has more to do with Service Level … [Read more...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) : What it is, How it Can Help Mankind
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the ability of a computer to perform functions with reasoning of mind of man that is typical of a human. It is Professor John McCarthy, Father of Cloud Computing who coined the term Artificial Intelligence or AI in 1956, at a interdisciplinary seminar held in New Hampshire. Artificial intelligence is a subject of debate among the scientists and philosophers, … [Read more...]
Web hosting, Domains, Website, Blog, Forums demystified
Web hosting, Domains, Website, Blog, Forums are often quite cloudy to the new users. In this article we have written about them in plain English. The question might come to the newbies why you need to know about them. The answers are we need Web hosting, Domains, Website, Blog, Forums to make money, to feature or market a product or service or to increase connectivity for sharing the knowledge. … [Read more...]
ISP : Internet Service Providers
ISP or Internet Service Provider is a commercial structure or a organization that provides users at the supply contract, the provision of Internet. With the explosion of the Internet in early 2000 the market has gone from small ISPs that worked with banks of modems to operators of large telecommunications. Several ISP?have been restructured or acquired by bigger ones. Today the majority of … [Read more...]
HTTPS : Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS is an application protocol based on HTTP, for the secure transfer of data from Hyper Text, it is the secure version of HTTP. It is used primarily by banks, online stores, and any service that requires the sending of personal data or passwords . Technical Specifications of HTTPS : Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol The system that uses the?HTTPS encryption?is based on SSL / … [Read more...]
Server Partitioning and Virtualization
Server partitioning is a logical (software side) or physical (hardware based) separation of a computer system in which one or more independent operating system instances and their applications can be run. Partitioning involves the separation of CPUs, memory, adapter cards and other components, but also the (host) of the systems themselves. Server Partitioning will involve the reduction of space … [Read more...]
Database : What is a Database, How it Works
Database system is a system for electronic data management. The essential task of a Database system is to manage large amounts of data efficiently, consistently and in a durable fashion and it need to save in different subsets, need based forms for the users and application programs. Database system consists of two parts: the management software, called database management system (DBMS) … [Read more...]
Cloud Computing Architecture : A Basic Primer
There are many different articles published in cloud computing in this website, one of the most widely accepted definitions comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The NIST defines five basic characteristics of Cloud Computing, three service models and four deployment models. Among the properties that are required for Cloud Computing those include: On Demand … [Read more...]