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Server Hosting History In Detail
August 24th, 2010
Back in the 1960′s and 50′s, mainframes were being used- they are what we now know as dedicated servers. These servers would run critical processing tasks like data manipulation. We only have to go as far back as the 1990′s when the same setups were being used. Dedicated servers?? became a known phrase with the advent of the web. And with that, dedicated web server hosting has became what we have right now we as we speak.
A dedicated servers workload isn’t that different to what it was in the beginning. In the 90′s dedicated servers were used for email and file storage The WWW boom saw a different, and huge demand for hosting websites, databases etc as well as email. As technology develops, so will the demand for dedicated server hosting. Think of how Google has changed in terms of marketing, and the demand for services round that.
OS’s used on dedicated servers have also changed and adapted with the times. However has always been a much more diverse area unlike with desktops. Unix/Linux operating systems are the choice for most internet purposes as it is considered to be less vulnerable and more stable than Windows. While most linux operating systems come with no charge, some have a fee.
Like desktop hardware server hardware has also been developed at the same rate and some desktop features originated in servers first. If you needed multiple CPU’s you would need a mother board that supported multiple CPUs and have the money to fill them. Server hosting architecture supports multiple cores on single CPU’s these days. You’ll note the introduction of dual and quad cores. Soon we wil see the 6 core and 8 core CPU’s.
RAM is another area where the amount needed has grown with the amount that programs need. In the old days, the number of megabytes of RAM you had could be counted on one hand. You wouldn’t be able to count the number of gigabytes on your hand these days. You will also find all sorts of different types of RAM for different server hosting requirements.
Generally speaking, whatever hardware is being used for server hosting now, will appear on your average desktop in around a year and a half.
What’s next for the dedicated hosting server? You can be sure it will be far more powerful. What happens to server hosting, depends on the next big thing on the internet. Facebook for example has changed the way the internet works and is used. It’s best to predict server hosting will evolve with the next big websites.
