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What, How and Where? |
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Iqbal Gandham, Chief Technology Officer |
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Net4India |
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SP World 2001 • Mumbai • January 2001 |
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Web hosting is about putting up your “dream
house” on a reliable foundation |
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Hosting servers linked to Internet make your web
pages available to visitors seeking your web-address/ URL |
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Shared Hosting |
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Dedicated Hosting |
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Server Co-location |
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For small- to medium-sized web sites |
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Site is located on one of the Web host's servers |
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“Sharing" server-space with other web sites |
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Equivalent of leasing office space |
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For complex corporate or e-commerce site |
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For sites requiring extra security/ space - a
web server dedicated to your business |
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Host is still responsible for site security,
maintenance, and technical support |
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Client’s own server, configured to need and
placed in web host's facility. |
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Control over hardware and software |
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Advantage of climate-controlled environment,
firewall security, and high-speed Internet connections of hosting provider |
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Build an IDC |
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Resell hosting facility |
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Infrastructure |
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Services |
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Competencies |
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Availability |
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No single Point of Failure |
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Scalability |
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Modular architecture |
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Performance |
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Load balancing, capacity handling |
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Security |
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Authorized access |
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Heterogeneity |
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Mix of OS and Hardware |
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Complexity/ Intricacy |
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‘Difficult to replicate’ network design |
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Custom designed with raised floors |
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Temperature control systems |
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Seismically braced racks |
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Smoke detection and fire suppression |
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Video camera surveillance |
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Security breach alarms |
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Skilled technical staff for: |
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24x7 deep monitoring on key systems parameter |
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24x7 Help Desk for first and second level
support |
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Multi million dollar option |
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Setting up @ USD 300 K |
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Storage costs @ USD 1 mn |
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Operating @USD 1.3 mn* |
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Time-consuming affair |
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Time-to-market is 6-12 months |
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“Focus on core, not context functions” |
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Geoff Moore |
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It costs over million dollars and long time |
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Take the ‘reseller route’ |
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Several ISPs have reseller programs |
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Cost-effective solutions |
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Alternative routes |
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Book server space and host third party websites |
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Directly sell server space to third party |
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Co-locate a server and host third party websites |
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Applications/ Features |
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Infrastructure |
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CGI Access |
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Control panel access |
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Site Admin Features |
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Mail Manager |
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Debugger |
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Hit Counter |
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Guest books |
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Stats- Disk Usage |
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Password Changing |
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Anonymous FTP |
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Domain Registration |
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Email |
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Website Design |
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Platforms |
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Windows NT |
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Linux/ Free BSD |
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E- Commerce |
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Shopping cart |
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SSL |
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Online Payment |
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Merchant Account Setup |
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Community Features |
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Chat/ Bulletin Board |
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Disk Space usage |
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Redundancy |
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Bandwidth requirements |
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Security |
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Monitoring |
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World class facilities |
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High accessibility – especially when co-locating |
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Avoiding congestion on international bandwidth –
India centric websites |
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Faster response/ turnaround time |
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Cost effective solution |
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Overseas clients are looking at India-based
hosting options |
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Current market |
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Guess how many sites are hosted in India? |
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Future market size |
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The market is growing at near 300% p.a |
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By FY 2002, the number is expected to touch
62,000 units |
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Hosting business is rapidly growing in India |
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But, do not build your own IDCs |
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Take the Reseller route |
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Partner with Indian hosting companies |
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