Web hosting technology is used to publish text, images, apps, and other resources on the internet.
This section of TheTechnologyVault.com is dedicated to helping you understand how web hosting works and to make informed decisions about publishing online.
We have included here some academic information about the various web hosting solutions available. You can also find information about some of the most popular web hosts in the United States and internationally.
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Types of Web Hosting
There are several different types of web hosting available, including these three main categories.
The links below will provide you with more detailed information about each of these types of web hosting solutions.
Apache ActiveMQ is an open-source message broker written in Java, which supports a variety of cross-language clients and protocols. Originating in the early 2000s, ActiveMQ has matured into one of…
Google Cloud Pub/Sub is a real-time messaging service that enables you to send and receive messages between independent applications. Part of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), it is designed to…
Oracle Cloud is the cloud computing platform offered by Oracle Corporation, a company with a long history of providing database software, cloud solutions, and hardware products. Established in the late…
Alibaba Cloud, also known as Aliyun, is the cloud computing arm of the Alibaba Group, one of the largest e-commerce and technology conglomerates in the world. Founded in 2009, Alibaba…
IBM Cloud is a suite of cloud computing services provided by IBM, offering a wide range of both Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings.…
Netlify is a cloud computing company offering hosting and serverless backend services for web applications and static websites. With a focus on automating web projects, Netlify aims to make it…
The Apache web server, officially referred to as the Apache HTTP Server or just as Apache, is one of the world’s most popular and long-lived web servers. Developed and maintained…
Vercel, formerly known as Zeit, is a cloud platform for static sites and serverless functions. It’s especially known for its user-friendly deployment process, real-time feedback, and tight integration with frontend…
DigitalOcean, often referred to as the developer’s cloud, is a US-based cloud infrastructure provider targeting individual developers, startups, and small to medium enterprises. Founded in 2011 by Ben and Moisey…
Introducing NGINX NGINX is an open-source software application that can be used as a web server, reverse proxy server, load balancer, and HTTP cache. NGINX was designed with the objective…
GoDaddy and Google Domains are internet services that have similar product offerings. I will compare the two of them so that you can make an informed decision abut which is…
Recently I changed my web host for a couple of my online stores, OnlineSafetyDepot.com and SweatshirtStation.com, from a LiquidWeb VPS account (which has become excruciatingly slow and bogged down with…
Anyone who has shopped for web hosting has almost certainly heard of GoDaddy and Ionos. Those two hosting companies are the two most popular hosting companies in the world. What…
WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. According to W3Techs, WordPress is used to host approximately 43% of all websites worldwide. WordPress is free open source,…
HostGator has stated publicly that their web hosting services are not HIPAA compliant, and that they may not be used to hosts applications or information that requires HIPAA compliance. In…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (or HIPAA) passed in 1996 made it so that those who interact with personal health records are responsible for following the standards published…
