Utility of Support in Web Hosting Business

Filed Under (Web) by wsuyok.com on 01-09-2010

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Introduction:

The importance of support can be explained in form of a small example as depicted here, imagine one is in a business of running a small-medium sized online store that concentrates on affordably prized gift items, and now lets say, it’s Christmas time. Now it is sure that everybody is busy in shopping and the use him/her self will be waiting for this day to come, as it is the time of the year when his/her business really blooms, and with which he/she will get revenue to plan next event or business.

Now imaging a biggest trouble came, say his/her site goes down due to some sort of problems associated with server on 23rd of December, or on Christmas Eve. To make the things worst user is not able to get hosting company as well. Now what will happen? How he/she would react when he/she won’t get such support at this moment of time? Now this explains why prompt support required is.

The above example is just a small example and believe it or not things can even go worst that this. It is a true fact that the quality of support builds the foundation of hosting company. It is the foundation on which the whole building of hosting firm rests. The features like speedy and accurate customer service are rare to be seen, but they are the things, which make one company successful. Along with these features one should take care for performance, Space, Traffic allowed, Features, Cost, and most importantly Customer support.

In order to check the credibility of a hosting company, customer support is considered as a main factor. If a company wants to prove its credibility it has to take care of its technical support at any cost. For a user it’s really important to know if technical support is dependable or not as if anything goes wrong with his/her site, then he/she has to contact the company and cure is only possible if it is directly provided by the hosting company itself.

There are several or rather say almost all companies to claim to offer services like techs working round the clock in their organizations, managing their state-of-the art systems etc. But in reality we know that it is mere a fake trap. Due to excess demand of information technology professionals now days, many web-hosting companies are unable to find employees who are well trained in OS concepts, network technology and control panel specifications

In this article we are giving the brief outlines of the hosting support considerations for the beginners as well as any host who have got high regards for the quality standards of their company.

Right support:

It’s really quite difficult to find perfect support for one’s company. For every web host who gives serious thought to hosting support would be having certain expectation levels regarding the quality of support. It is only if one’s support is marvelous that one can feel relaxed as his/her customers are also going to feel relaxed due to this.

In this context the most important thing to consider is how to provide round the clock support and that too whole year. It is quite often seen that every web host just promises to provide support 24 / 7 and even promises to offer money back guarantee in case he/she is not able to provide that. But in reality such things are rare. So, one should take care to have best support team to offer support round the clock through out the year. One should ensure proper administration and supervision to check the quality as well as the working style of support people.

Cost:

Next parameter to consider is cost. One should consider this point as well, for maintaining cost it is better to have own team of technical experts, or outsourcing to an outsourced hosting support company. One should select support wisely with efficient computations of his/her expenses and profit margin. It is advisable to do calculations in such a way that the quality of support can be kept and simultaneously good profit can also be earned even in the long run. One should keep in mind that due to intense competition in the beginning profits are not much but keeping quality will benefit in the long run as all will be out from the market offering poor services.

In order to control cost, it is not only possible to control it via controlling technical factors but also non technical aspects like sales / billing support and timely administration of servers etc. In order to save cost one can manage the sales / billing issues by his/her own or he/she can avail the services of a fresher. For the server administration, one requires the service of a good system administrator to perform the timely software upgrades, and the other fine tuning aspects of the server in order to make it run smooth. It’s always considered an additional utility to maintain a team of technical experts who are able to perform technical support as well as server administration instead of employing separate teams for the same. Thus the above things can easily reduce cost and no doubt without compromising quality.

What to choose? In-House or Outsourced

Now next important thing to consider is whether it is required to have an in-house team of technicians, or one can outsource support to a support company? There are several people with different opinions on this matter; therefore we are taking both the pros and cons to conclude which one is better.

Pros:

In-House

1) It is possible to have direct interaction with the support staff in person.

2) It is possible to recruit directly the support staff by own.

3) Also local market knowledge and expertise can be known well when it comes to sales and marketing

4) In case of emergency, ready availability-upon-call of in house team.

Outsourced

1) It is cost effective as compared to above.

2) One can concentrate better on his/her own business marketing as anyone else is taking care of technical aspect.

3) Biggest advantage is availability of expertise in specific fields.

4) No problems with the planning of shifts or personnel to manage the 24 / 7 support, as it is now headache of the outsource company.

5) No training cost.

Cons:

In-House

1) Its quite expensive as compared to Outsourced.

2) Burden of personnel management in maintaining an in-house team for support

3) Requirement of dynamism as remedies is to be taken immediately.

Outsourced

1) It is not possible to have direct interaction in person with the support staff.

2) Its important to have accustomed with own support people, as they might keep on changing according to the outsource company’s internal policies.

3) Needs perfection of language (spoken or written)

Conclusion:

To conclude, it is always better to select a good outsourced support firm, that maintains it’s promises and does not comprise on quality instead of employing own separate staff to handle the technical support, sales / billing and server administration.

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The New Information Technology Marketplace

Filed Under (Technology) by wsuyok.com on 29-08-2010

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This article is also available as a Podcast on “The RootCause” podcast series available on iTunes.

As our country begins what I can only hope is a new era, I find myself wondering about the future of our industry. Information Technology took a very hard hit in the Dot Bomb Crash of 2000. I was under contract to Lucent Technologies at the time and the impact there was enormous. Jobs were lost by the thousands, and so were retirements. Now, in 2008 and 2009, we see another financial bomb–but we also see a new vision.

In 2000, the world discovered that just being on the Internet did not guarantee success. Prior to that, business was doing well at moving money around, if not actually producing much. The cash had to keep moving or it would settle to the ground and people would notice that there wasn’t that much new money–just the same funds moving in circles–redistributing. Maybe that is what finally happened. Maybe the music stopped and everyone realized that there weren’t enough chairs for everyone–and panicked.

The financial bomb this time is a bit different and as I am not a financial consultant, I will not try to explain it–even if I fully understood it-which I do not. My concern here is the impact of this market on my industry, the Information Technology Industry. This time it seems, we are not dead center on the bull’s eye–instead we are the arrow point. We went through our decimation and many of us retired, retrained in other fields or just gave up. Others stayed on and have continued to grow with the technology. It’s leaner and meaner and there are far fewer of us to do what needs doing. But, it is also the foundation of the new economy to come.

New energy systems and a rewrite of the way that the Health Care Industry does business will be heavily steeped in Information Technology. Our skills are going to be in more and more in demand as companies around the world, and here in the United States, scramble for ways to create a sustainable future for our planet and our respective countries. We will be right in the middle of it. Are you ready for that? Are you really?

One side effect of the trimming down of our industry has been reluctance to invest in upgrades, to improve efficiency of systems and, most importantly, to create. Older equipment and technology are often still in place–in mission critical positions. Products at the end of their support cycles, that are still working, are still in place. After all, why fix what isn’t broken? Money is tight.

Here is why you should fix it while it is still working.

(1) Because it IS still working. Once a component fails, you will end up scrambling to replace it–making bad decisions and building sloppy installations.

(2) Because new software tools, operating system manufacturers, (think patches), and other manufacturers of equipment, do not perform regression testing back to the beginning of time. If your operation system or other software tools are past that magical line in the sand, new-supposedly helpful-patches and upgrades could break your systems in unforeseeable and unsupportable ways.

(3) Because it is not about keeping your position in a company or in a market. It is about creating new technologies, processes and markets. The old ways don’t cut it anymore and whoever creates a solution to a problem, regardless of country or marketplace, will drive the economies of the world–and of their niche in the global marketplace. If your company creates products or provides services, you need to be on the crest of the wave.

President Obama has asked us to be willing to make hard decisions and to work to create the new technologies that will drive the world’s economy. I for one, embrace the call. Let’s stop trying to make our money by moving money from one pocket to another and begin once again to create. You, the people of the Information Technology Industry, are going to be right at the heart of it. Technologists, look for companies that want to be there too. Information Technology Managers, look for people with passion. Let the wonder that first led you to master an aspect of the magic of technology once again inspire you. This is our moment. This is our challenge. It’s time once again to have some fun with this stuff!

Barry Koplowitz founded Interpath Technologies Corporation in 1999. He is an executive consultant to large enterprise environments in the area of Processes, Management, Network/Application Analysis and Troubleshooting. His methodical approach provides real world solutions. He is the writer and host of The Root Cause podcast available on iTunes. http://www.interpathtech.com

About Web Hosting: What to Do and What not to Do!!

Filed Under (Web) by wsuyok.com on 26-08-2010

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Web Hosting:

What to do:

One should trace the following tips to end the search on a dependable host:

Research:

Going through the reviews and through investigation about the concern host can assist a lot. Questions like, what is the experience in the sector? Where is Data center location? What is the Customer and employee strength? All these questions need satisfactory answers.

Contact Support:

One should estimate the response time by asking few easy questions before dealing to a concern host.

Knowledge about own necessities:

User should concern about both sides of the coins. Does he/she require ample amount of space and bandwidth or not. If reply is NO! One should not waste valuable money on it. If the reply is YES! One should heir a host from whom one can purchase enough space to handle the required traffic.

Good Backup Plan: is must

An important factor to consider by the user is for the backup plan. Several hosts lag behind in this sector. They even don’t provide, if provide it could be weeks or even months old. Good backups can prevent user from frequent downtimes and data loss. If one’s host is unable to fulfill this criterion, one should look for another alternative.

Web Hosting:

What not to do:

Following mistakes can adversely affect user’s strategies:

Do not measure On Price basis:

Only price cannot be absolute criteria to get a dependable host. Cheap hosting providers can also be useful if one can explore the right one. One cannot deny the fact that; high price can provide good service. For that, one should remain ready to pay, at least .50 cents for every gigabyte of bandwidth for average reliability and three or rather four times that if one desires supreme quality hosting.

Purchasing Hosting from an Auction Site:

It is not like that one cannot search ideal hosting from an auction site, but there is rare chance of coin to lie on positive side. It happens usually when the company does not even operate a web site to market their services.

Trusting Customer Testimonials:

Several testimonials are unreliable. Often the host in the testimonials displays the contact information and those lists are quite trustworthy as well but one should not rely on them fully.

Free Domain with Hosting

It is advisable to keep one’s domain separate from his/her hosting company. There are several hosts offering free domains with their hosting plans. As long as user is having registered domain, this procedure is fine. If the provider registers to his/her name and only lets user “borrow” it, then the user will always face the risk of holding his/her own domain hostage. So one should always think properly before taking any step.

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Dependable Maxell Lto-3 Technology

Filed Under (Technology) by wsuyok.com on 23-08-2010

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No doubt the requirements of future are to securely record, capture and hold huge amounts of information no matter the applications are data retrieval, archiving, disaster recovery or data backup. Therefore the aims of semi-conductor, optical and magnetic storage media’s manufacturers are to record more data amounts at reduced cost and faster rate. Magnetic tape is the superior storage technology that can hold data safely for longer time duration. When we compare these different storage technologies, the conclusion is that the magnetic data tape’s per GB cost is the lowest. LTO tape technology has achieved greater storage space per cartridge and is still increasing with the introduction of its new generations. The storage capacity of LTO tape has gone beyond 1 terabyte. LTO-4 tape can store 1.6 terabytes of compressed data. This is really massive data amount as 1TB can accommodate three hundred million text pages. There are numerous challenges that the high- capacity storage media have to handle. These challenges include reduction in metal particle’s size, reduced tape thickness, low cost per GB, increased track density and bit density. Maxell has achieved these goals and devised the best solution to overcome these challenges by introducing the Neo Super Maximum capacity Advanced Reliability Tape (Neo-SMART) technology in the LTO3 (183950) tape format. Neo-SMART is combination of 7 key technologies that contribute to the overall high reliability and output of the Maxell ultrium LTO-3. Technologies included in Neo SMART are advanced dispersion, fine metal-particles, ultra thin coating, high-performance tape cartridge, advanced calendaring, stable writing of servo-track writing and ultra precise slitting. Maxell has employed strong and durable dual-binder mechanism in the LTO-3 (183950) tape by the induction of Neo-SMART technology. As the density of metal particles is increased, the metal particles tend to stick with each other. So the tape surface gets rough resulting in reduction of the signal strength. Maxell found the solution to this problem and introduced two complementary mechanisms that ensure ultra smooth dispersion of the metal particles. This advanced mechanism makes even dispersion of metal particles and afterwards each particle is adhered by a specific binder layer. The metal particles are adhered through a chemical process. Technologies included in Neo SMART are advanced dispersion, fine metal-particles, ultra thin coating, high-performance tape cartridge, advanced calendaring, stable writing of servo-track writing and ultra precise slitting. It is necessary that the tape reel should be highly durable and tough as the quantity of heads has increased in the modern tape storage products. Maxell has employed strong and durable dual-binder mechanism in the LTO-3 (183950) tape by the induction of Neo-SMART technology. Neo SMART comprises of binders some of them are primary while the others are secondary. Neo SMART with the help of tough chemical bonding forms a three dimensional (3-D) structure. This structure increases the magnetic layer’s resistance against heat ensuring high level of reliability and accuracy in severe conditions. So the technology of Neo-SMART in the Maxell ultrium LTO3 cartridge helps to provide the best and accurate results even under high pressure and work load. Advanced dispersion and chemical bonding because of the Neo SMART technology makes the LTO tape cartridge more powerful, robust and tough with increased tape life. For online order of Maxell LTO-3, HP LTO3, TDK LTO3, Fuji LTO3, Sony LTO3, Dell LTO3, LTO ultrium and LTO cleaning tape please visit ‘tape4backup.com’

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The best carpets from other carpets

Filed Under (Technology) by wsuyok.com on 20-08-2010

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Carpet is something that is very useful for you, and Rugs are usually used inside the house to avoid any direct contact with the floor. You want to use carpet for your home, you should use a high quality carpet and I tried to give to your Cheap Rugs that I really know your needs today. Carpet is very different with other carpet because the carpet is thick, has colors that much, do not fall out, and contains no feather damage or disrupt your breathing. You can compare the carpet in accordance with these Area Rugs with other rugs. According to my research, other carpet has a rough structure of the material and if in the washing or cleaning, carpet materials loose and unstructured, so you will feel the inconvenience to clean, in contrast with carpets that I offer. This carpet has a softer material and is easy to clean so you can always use a rug with a very clean state. I hope you can use this carpet with a suitable and used in your home. This high-quality carpets that will not make you regret and you will be happy to even have a carpet that was selling them.

Many people who want to buy it and if you do not immediately have it, then you will run out and I am not responsible for it. Some people have already ordered this carpet and may soon be gone and you can not use it. You do not need to worry, this does not harm the carpet will even benefit you all. You can prove yourself by asking the people who are already using it since the old carpet. They’ll tell you the truth and say that this is the best carpet among the best-selling carpets others so that they prefer the carpet. Are you sure to use it? You must be sure because I am also very confident you will be able to have it immediately.

Cheap Web Hosting Services: Some Key Guidelines

Filed Under (Web) by wsuyok.com on 20-08-2010

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The user can try the given below guidelines to make the process of finding “cheap” hosting service a lot easier.

1. Act smart:

The user should keep his/her mind sharp while dealing for a use or rather acceptable use policy of that particular cheap web host. One can easily locate fair deal, due to immense competition prevailing in the cheap web hosting industry however if the user find a host offering features at an extremely cheap amount as compare to other hosts, then, BEWARE, user should never deal with such people.

2. Perform additional research:

A user should confirm about the host from several sources like reviews, related details from search engines, and even by verifying their experience in this particular sector. One should go to the support pages and see whether their provided support level matches one’s requirement or not. One cannot expect to receive best ever support for every mere little trouble which user receive through payment less than per month.

3. Check support:

These types of businesses would not survive as capable support personnel demands money. If one talks about larger companies and Windows plans then they are generally quite costly. It is a matter of fact that, cheap web hosts sell additional amount of space and bandwidth, predicting not total exploitation of it by the user. It is quite usual and there will be no negative impact on the user if he/she utilizes all the owed space and bandwidth. The user should be aware of the fact that, cheap web hosts often do not have full command over their servers and it is possible that they might have a dedicated server with another company in order to save their cost. Due to this reason only they are sometimes forced to depend on others to perform some physical tasks like replacing some hardware on the server or other sort of technical problem which they are unable to handle.

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Leading Hp Ait-2 Tape Technology

Filed Under (Technology) by wsuyok.com on 17-08-2010

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HP AIT (advanced intelligent tape) is ideal and most reliable data backup technology for workgroup and departmental backups. HP AIT is the superior tape format that offers remarkable and unmatchable performance, large storage capacity and low operational cost. Built-in Memory in cassette elevates the file access process and upgrades the durability. The process to access data files is very fast and accurate in AIT tape media. Its advantageous and best feature is that it’s operational and maintenance cost is also very low.

HP AIT technology provides superior compatibility with all the AIT libraries, tape drives and autoloaders. Built-in memory in the AIT cartridge improves the integrity of stored data. AIT tape drives prevent the tape cartridge from any harm or damage caused by debris because they have self cleaning heads. This self cleaning technology restrains and stops building up of debris. This mechanism provides extra protection to the AIT tape media.

The other forceful and supreme technology in AIT is Advance Metal Evaporated (AME). HP AIT-2 (Q1998A) is compatible with the AIT2 tape drives and SSL-2020 Storage Works tape library. The archival/storage life of HP AIT-2 technology is about thirty years. The key feature of AIT tape technology is enormous recording space with low cost. TAPE4BACKUP.com offers best prices on HP AIT-1, AIT2, AIT-3 and AIT cleaning cartridge.

If uncompressed data of 100GB is recorded on AIT tape cartridge, then the advantage of data density provided by the AIT will be ten times more than magneto optical (MO). This means that for storing similar data volume, more than ten juke-boxes of magneto optical will be required. So the AIT technology allows the organizations to save more money and energy as it will use less floor space, cooling and power. MIC technology and dual reel AIT cartridge assist in increasing the search performance, transfer rate and also boost the load process and efficiency. AME technology extends the AIT tape’s life and ensures safe storage of information on AIT tape media for thirty years even without refreshing or tape rewinding. This mechanism provides extra protection to the AIT tape media.

HP AIT meets the challenge of regulatory compliance effectively with its WORM feature that blocks any activity that tries to erase or makes changes to the information that already has been recorded onto the AIT media. Until now, five generation of AIT format have been launched into the market and all tape versions are performing efficiently. HP AIT tape versions provide to its consumers complete backward compatibility and protection to the organization’s investment.

The extension of the AIT tape is the Super AIT tape format (1/2 inch single reel tape cartridge). SAIT also has WORM technology. Data archival in long term is not limited to some extent by the media’s abilities of data retention but it depends more on the storage platform’s life cycle. That is why AIT format is adopted and trusted by majority of the leading companies around the globe. HP AIT tape technology’s combination with the management software and supporting tape libraries offers the most reliable blend of performance, capacity, retention compliance and low cost.

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Features in a Web Host

Filed Under (Web) by wsuyok.com on 14-08-2010

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There are several sensitive areas, which a user should take into consideration while selecting a web host:

1. Disk space

2. Bandwidth

3. Scripts and utilities

4. Dedicated/Shared servers

5. Customers service/Support

6. Uptime/Reliability

7. Price

8. Free Hosting Providers

1. Disk Space: It denotes space provided by the host to the user in which he/she can locate his/her web site. It can ranges from 25MB to GBs to store all the essential requirements of the user. One can easily calculate storage space if his/her site is already constructed by considering all the aspects. This is the least requirement by the user. For sure success one should go for a plan having additional resources in comparison to user’s current requirement.

2. Bandwidth: One of the crucial parts to verify is regarding bandwidth. There are several sites, which loose their host due to excessive downloads causing budget going beyond their expectations. Occasionally, host even charges in hundreds of dollars for the additional bandwidth. One should confirm about this before dealing with any of the host. Usually, ideal-hosting providers deliver initial bandwidth of 25 to 50 GB to the users.

3. Scripts and Utilities: Does one’s priority is dynamic information related to his/her products and services? If the answer is yes! Then user’s plan should include a database tool. One cannot deny the fact that, Databases are extremely multitalented and will change according to the operating system, which the user chooses for his/her hosting server.

If one talks about further famous scripts it usually includes chat rooms, forums, blogs, and calendar programs and help desk software. Such scripts, which come along with user’s hosting plan, are pre-configured by the service host so that user can properly work on their server. There are several hosts which even propose the Fantastico script package known to be the combination of 36 different free scripts which a user can easily install to his/her website.

Next thing to consider is the 3rd party script. These are those scripts which are available on the net to purchase and one can easily install to his/her website. One should note that there are only few of the scripts, which one can run on both the operating systems i.e. Windows and Linux; however, others are meant for only one operating system to be used.

4. Dedicated or Shared Servers: If one talks about the key difference between a dedicated and shared server then it is that there are several sites present on a shared server, however, there is only one website in case of a dedicated server.

Through a shared server one can save a high amount. If one talks about the drawbacks then Spamming and blacklisting from different search engines are the key problems. Such problems arise due to the reason that several sites are assign to one particular IP address. One should demand for a separate IP address for his/her website (on additional monthly charges) to secure the user from such problems.

Dedicated servers are considered best for big, highly trafficked websites, which requires large amounts of server resources to run. One of the negative points of dedicated server is that the server’s resources are divided across all the sites it’s hosting and answering page requests for. Thus, if one is working in a dedicated environment he/she always has to keep an eye on his/her resources. Another disadvantage is that dedicated servers costs around $50 per month or even more whereas shared hosting can be purchased for mere 5$ a month.

5. Support system: Another important aspect to consider is support. What is host’s response time? Does their phone support is 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Additional features one should verify for:

Is there POP email account, if yes, then how many?

What no. Of database is there?

Is there Web based e-mail with the host?

Does they provide Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus filters?

Do they provide the facility of Password Protected to user’s directories?

Is their frequent backup if by chance crash in server takes place?

Does user get some money return back, if he/she is dissatisfied with services?

Does there is assistance for Perl, PHP, Crontab and Secure Server Layer?

There are several good hosting providers in the market, who known for their rapid response and numerous amounts of other excellent qualities for reasonable price.

Hence, one should before choosing should keep in mind the above-mentioned points, which can prevent the user from unexpected future problems.

6. Uptime and Dependability: Another influential factor. Is there any performance guarantee provided by the host? Can user expect a refund if he/she is suffering from downtime form a very long period? Is there any money back guarantee in the contract? There are several hosts in the market who refund full or partial amount of monthly fees (excluding spamming or other illegal activity) if user is dissatisfied with their service quality and want to quit their service option.

7. Price: In general one will get hosting service between the ranges of $5.00 – $10.00 dollars a month; it may very according to features provided. Service below $5.00 a month is quite awful in usual sense. Similarly, any service above $12.00 a month can provide not only a package of awesome features but probably can also include a complimentary domain name; a unique offer not provided by everyone.

8. Free Hosting Providers: In today’s market one can enjoy website hosting at quite nominal amount. Hence, there is nothing worthwhile in going for a free web hosting; as there is nothing free as it seems like.

Conclusion:

One can end the search on an ideal host by thinking ahead. One should purchase as much possible bandwidth and disk space at the most reasonable price he/she can. One should know that every website requires room to groom which user needs to deliver without any form of much risk.

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About Hyper-Threading Technology

Filed Under (Technology) by wsuyok.com on 11-08-2010

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There is a lot of buzz about the latest hyper-threading technology. All of us know that enterprises, gaming software applications, and online businesses place a high demand on processors. To improve performance in the past, threading was enabled in software by splitting instructions into multiple streams. However, the hyper-threading technology enables you to get thread-level parallelism on each processor resulting in more efficient use of processor resources and improved performance.

Hyper-threading technology based on the idea of simultaneous multi-threading technology (SMT) where multiple physical CPUs are used to process multiple threads at once. Created by Intel, the hyper-threading technology aims to build multiple logical processors inside a single physical CPU. Hyper-Threading technology, as the name implies, allows the CPU to work on two threads at one time.

This technology is transparent to operating systems and programs. All that is required to take advantage of hyper-threading is symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) support in the operating system, as the logical processors appear as standard separate processors. It is possible to optimize operating system behavior on multi-processor hyper-threading capable systems, such as the Linux techniques discussed in Kernel Traffic.

Hyper-Threading offers two logical processors in one physical package. Each logical processor must share external resources like memory, hard disk, etc. and also must use the same physical processor for computations. This technology is independent upon platform. Some applications are already multi-threaded and will automatically benefit from this technology. Multi-threaded applications take full benefits of the increased performance that Hyper-Threading Technology has to offer, permitting users will see immediate performance gains when multitasking.

Hyper-threading technology has a great future in the coming years. Intel had released the Nehalem (Core i7) in November 2008 in which hyper-threading makes a return. Nehalem contains 4 cores and effectively scales 8 threads.

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Finding a Cheaper Web Hosting

Filed Under (Web) by wsuyok.com on 08-08-2010

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The motto of the user is to choose web-hosting company, which in within his boundary of budget but to select one from several available it is both overwhelming and challenging. Merely typing the word “web hosting” in any search engine like google will return with millions of documents and millions of host providers. Now the biggest problem is to get one out of those several hosters.

What is Budget web hosting?

Budget web hosting in the simple sense is that which offers its services with charge of minimum $10 per month. But the important consideration is not that price but also the duration that they are offering. While comparing the quotes of different companies one most take care for both the annual as well as monthly charge quoted by companies as some companies quotes annually where it needs to divide that amount by 12 months to get them converted into monthly amount so as to compare them with other monthly given charges. But important must be to note if they are charging any setup fee as it can be terms as hidden cost which needs to be taken care of while selecting for budget web hosting. Forming general impression for the company.

After considering the above parameter of money next would be to get a general impression of the company, which can easily be formed after looking on the company’s front page. The points to be taken care of includes if the company is depicting professional outlook? If they have given in their contact address just email address and phone number only or do they have shown their physical address also? As if the physical address is not given then on the verge of any problem with the website then due to lack of proper contact information one can get into big trouble.

If proper customer support services are available.

Another thing to take care of is the support services. It is important to check if the company is having any toll free number to contact them and where are they based? As if location of company is far away then it will be much costly to use phone to contact them for a far away distance say in other city or country. Another best feature of company’s having toll free number is that it shows that the company is keen to deal with their customers openly and with honesty. Is there any guarantee or just warranty?

Another thing to note does the company, often companies, give the guarantee tends to give just mere warranty or they hide satisfaction guarantee. For selection one must choose only that company, which is, offer money back facility against dissatisfaction else one must look for other company. Is there any uptime guarantee of site given?

There must be uptime guarantee of site given. Uptime guarantee of site refers to the amount of time the server is live and serving the home pages. Uptime guarantee of 99% means the host is guaranteeing that their servers tend to be up and in operation 99% of the time. During the tenure of one year 99% uptime refers a downtime of one percent i.e. 87 hours in a year or 7 hours per month server wont be available. Thus that is an important consideration.

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