What is a Circuit-Switched Network?
In web hosting and server management, understanding the underlying network technologies becomes crucial. One such technology is the circuit-switched network. But what exactly is a circuit-switched network, and how does…
What is a Packet-Switched Network?
The way we transmit and receive data is of utmost importance in the digital world. Whether it’s for browsing the web, sending an email, or streaming a video, the efficiency…
Why Entire Web Hosts Can Be Destroyed by Cyber Attacks
It seems like more and more prominent web servers are getting hacked and attacked these days. If even the giants of online industry are susceptible to hacks and attacks, what…
What Will Be the Biggest Hosting Trends for 2015?
It has been over a century since Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the US patent office in 1899 declared that “everything that can be invented has been invented.” The…
How Will the Virtual World Create Storage Problems for Web Hosts?
Virtual computing has created a tremendous opportunity for businesses to offload their IT requirements to cloud providers. Today, businesses with very large storage requirements, such as distributors of video media,…
Will IoT Devices Overload Web Hosts?
One of the most exciting architectures to emerge in 2014 is Internet of Things (IoT). IoT uses the existing Internet to connect a wide range of embedded computing devices from…
CIO Perspective: Be Careful with These Bad Technology Decisions
As the CIO, you are building the technological roadmap of your company for the coming years. There are some decisions that are likely to have serious consequences in the future,…
A Brief History of Data Storage
It’s mind-blowing to think of how far IT technology has come since the PC first began to be marketed to a mass audience. It’s hard to fathom looking back just…
Is the U.S. Falling Behind the Rest of the World in the Tech Boom?
Looking back at the recent innovations and changes in technology and communication, it is no surprise to find other nations taking part in the global economy. However, it is surprising…
Connecting With Free Online Cybersecurity Tools and Educational Resources
Many of the major data breaches of 2014 affected large businesses and corporations, though a number of small- and medium-sized businesses also experienced malicious attacks on company data. Regional chains,…
Is One Worldwide Cloud Storage a Dream or a Nightmare?
Although the concept of cloud computing first gained traction in 1996, the actual design developed in 1994, and the precursors to computing as a service rather than as a product…
Is Cloud Storage the Pinnacle of Technology? What’s Next, if Anything?
When it was first introduced into public servers, the cloud was a mysterious entity that confused the general public, but it did not take long for people to see its…