The Importance of Bandwith

I'd like to talk a little about the importance of choosing the right bandwidth for your website. I've personally made the mistake of buying too little bandwidth for a site. And let me just say, as an owner nothing is quite as depressing as having your website crash and not having any tech support because you skimped on the price of your hosting plan. In this particular case my site was down for almost three months. The worst part of it for me was the thought of the potential return customers that now wouldn't bother checking my site based on it's reliability. Frankly I can't blame anyone for that kind of decision. If I attempt to go to a website and find it unavailable I most likely never go back to that site. The only exception there is if the site makes some improvements or has a really great SEO strategy and I find them ranked high up in a search engine.

You've probably all heard how there really is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth. The fact is, that's very true. The internet is finite. No one can give you 100 percent assurance that your website will always be up and running. But, I have found that a company that offers unlimited bandwidth almost always offers you an assurance that 99.9 percent of the time your site will be operational. For an affiliate marketer or really anyone trying to make money with their site, that's an important number. None of us want to go to our website and see the dreaded blank page stating that we have exceeded our bandwidth. For me this was not only discouraging but depressing. I had put in all of this time and effort for nothing. And I had no one to blame but myself for choosing a service with limited bandwidth. My point is that regardless of our search engine optimization, our promotions, our marketing, or a great product or service; the success of our website is extremely dependent on bandwidth.

I had no idea, before beginning affiliate marketing, that companies have reseller hosting plans. They offer you, for a monthly fee, the ability to become your own web host using their servers and tech support. For an affiliate marketer these can offer a great advantage. With reseller hosting I can run an unlimited number of affiliate sites for a fraction of the cost I would have to start all of those sites individually. The drawback is the bandwidth. Considering that a top tier reseller hosting plan only offers about a 1400 GB bandwidth and that is going to be divided among all of sites. For me it has made it economical to get my websites off the ground but, once a site begins to have too much traffic and offering me trouble I've found it best to transfer that single site out to one of those "unlimited" bandwidth providers.

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With Microsoft Direct Access, Who Needs VPN?

Do you ever need a file from the office computer, but you're on the train, at home or away from your desk? Wouldn't it be great to have immediate access to your data regardless of your location? This feature of Server 2008 R2, makes this possible. Using the Internet and the built in networking function in your Windows 7 PC, data can be retrieved quickly and easily.

What is Direct Access?

Direct Access on Microsoft's 2008 R2 server is a technology which uses the Internet to connect an end user system and servers to other network resources, be they inside or outside the corporate LAN.

In the past, in order for a remote computer to connect to the internal enterprise local area network, a VPN, or virtual private network was required. This too used the Internet as the link between server and client, but requires several things: client software installed on the workstation, end user initiation of the "dialer" to connect their PC to the company LAN, and IT installation and management of the VPN client software.

How is it Used?

Once configured, the remote user connects to the server with no user interaction besides turning on the PC and choosing the corporate network.

Once the employee connects to the Internet, they will be presented with all the servers and resources to which they have been granted permissions. This includes email, printers, and other computers.

For IT professional, there is no need to manage a VPN client as the solution operates from the machine level, meaning the computer will "know" what server is on their system. On their Windows 7 computer, will be a link to the company's network.

Additionally, the server can be used to publish group policies to your end users to help manage software and computer configurations.

For companies that have remote employees, mobile and telecommuting workers, this technology can ease the burden of IT needing to have the computer on site for software updates and management.

Not only do remote workstations and end users benefit, but other servers can connect to other resource servers running this feature. For instance, if a global company has an internal SharePoint document repository, remote servers located in regional offices can use the Internet to access remote data, and then present those files or resource to their local users, without the need to have the data stored on the local server. Again, all servers communicating will require Direct Access.

What is Required?

Besides the standards of Active Directory, a Domain Controller and DNS structure, the server must use R2 release of Windows 2008. Also, the server requires two internal network cards and two public IP addresses. Microsoft's web server, Internet Information Server is mandatory.

How is Security Handled?

As with other servers, you will configure authentication for end user and incoming connections. Other security services needed are PKI and IPSec. PKI certificates are issued to the clients to validate authenticity of the requester and the certificate over a public network, i.e. the Internet.

IPv6 is not required on the company LAN, but this technology can utilize the protocol. The IPv6 traffic will run across an IPv4 LAN and the Direct Server feature called ISATAP, "Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol" which handle this function when configured.

A routing protocol included is Name Resolution Policy Table or NRPT. This protocol creates a routing table on each DA client such that it will know how to handle traffic directed to the DA server versus other Internet traffic, like search engines and basic web browsing. If you are sitting in the airport or a café, DA server traffic will be transferred directly to it and other traffic will be routed accordingly.

The Benefits for You

Features of Windows 2008 R2 provide multiple benefits for IT management and end users. Whether your users are working at home, or sitting at the airport, an Internet connection with Direct access can easily link remote workers back to the company and server resources. Any data that is transferred in or out is secured using IPSec, certificates, encryption and user authentication. If you are considering using this solution, consult Microsoft's Deployment guide for a successful project and rollout.

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Dedicated Hosting Plan's Price Tag Justified

There are many types of hosting plans that users can choose from when they are looking for one to host their website. Among the various types of hosting plans, dedicated hosting provides the most complete performance and features. This is so because it offers the most complete features as well as good technical support. Although it is the best performing plan that web hosts can provide, not many people can afford it. With its elaborate features and technical support, hosting companies tend to charge a higher price for it. As the price is rather steep, this plan is usually only used by big companies that have elaborate sites with heavy traffic.

The biggest advantage of using a dedicated hosting plan is that users will be able to have the whole server without having to share it with anyone else. Having the whole server means not needing to share its resources as well. Users will be able to enjoy all the ample disk space and bandwidth for its site. This is a great benefit as users will have to worry about very limited disk space and bandwidth if they were using free hosting plans or even shared hosting plans. As hosting companies usually provide more than enough resources with dedicated hosting plans, big companies usually use it to host their main site and perhaps their smaller subsidiary sites as well.

Furthermore, if you're going to be using a dedicated server, chances are that you will have a lot confidential information. To ensure that all the information is protected, you will need a hosting plan that provides excellent security. Among all the hosting types, dedicated server offers arguably the best security. Also, you will have less security issues to worry about as you will not be sharing the server with any other sites. There could be security issues or technical problems that could cause the site to crash if neighbouring sites encounters any virus, gets banned, or faces security breach.

Although this plan still costs more than the other plans, its price has become increasingly affordable due to competition to provide the best price. There are some plans out there that are priced at dedicated hosting plan's price although they only provide limited features and security measures. If you are already paying the same price, perhaps you should upgrade to a dedicated server where you will be able enjoy better performance and there will be no more need to upgrade your plan as your site grows more successful.

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Amanda is a full time blogger for years. She make a living by sharing her experience on the web.

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