Saturday, August 15, 2009

history of web hosting

Posted on 6:10 AM by simran


The History of Web Hosting



The web hosting actually came into real practice since 1991.
At that time it was not advanced as we see it today.
It is related to the internet and the World Wide Web, which are probably the greatest technological inventions till date.
Although the concept of electronic mail as well as the World Wide Web came along with the internet, it was only in 1991 that things got revolutionized and a lots of commercial restrictions were removed from this zone. There were a lot of commercial possibilities because of this, and the internet created opportunities for everyone to host web pages.
This revolution was called the revolution of electronic commerce.
When companies came to know that there was potential for web hosting then they started to offer services to all who wanted to host pages through the internet, for the world to see.

While earlier the internet and web pages, and everything related to this field was only restricted to universities and computer experts, potential grew for others too.After this revolution,the common man too can access web site addresses, and web pages. Naturally it evolved, and initially the formats were different.
As time passed the formats were made easier for the people to use.
We can also say that there was a complexity with the way it operates, and because of this, all companies who were thorough with the technical aspects, cashed in on the opportunities.

At the early stage when web hosting was 1st introduced in the market then not everyone could use the services as it was very expensive and also very complex in nature.
Over time, it became less complicated and cheap over the years, and today there are web hosting services that are offered for free too.
Earlier several large computer companies used to rent out the space from their servers, today web hosting has become an entire industry by itself. There are millions of people offering such services, and also millions of people are hosting the web pages.
Large business houses and other organizations provide this service earlier but today individuals can host web pages.The complexity of web hosting also changed over the years.
Depending on the requirements of the person, and the kind of web page it is,several types of web hosting services are madebut before it was only for necessity. As it is has evolved so much, the web hosting business is today worth billions of dollars.
It has become easy for anyone to grasp this concept, to offer such services. The free services are of course powered by advertisements, and there are good paid services as well, at reasonable prices. The web hosting service has come a very long way since 1991, and hence controls the internet.

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