Web hosting services is a thriving business and new services keeps propping almost daily. Now with every new choice new questions need to be asked. Which web hosting service should I go for? The answer to this question does not lie in any search engine queries but rather lies in a plan. In order to determine the best web hosting companies one needs to have a plan and an execution map. Plan Phase Selection of web hosting service is easier if answers to the following questions can be determined. Why do we need a web hosting service? What is the goal of the website? What will be our needs in the next three years? Which departments in the company are planning to use the website in the next few years? Is our company's business uniform enough to warrant a company-wide website?  How much is the company willing to invest? What is the expected budget of this endeavor? Expected automation needs of the company in the next three years? Calenders, Emails other needs. Maximu...

Virtualization dates back to the introduction of CP/CMS later renamed IBM VM-370. VM-370 provided two key ingredients. Multiprogramming and extended machine with better interface with the hardware[1]. The recent interest in Virtualization came on the back drop of energy conservation and providing services to users. The explosive growth of the needs of internet and data centers has fueled this renewed interest in Virtualization. Virtualization Software Already have experimented with a virtual machine player VMware Player marketed by VMware Inc. Using this we installed FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Gentoo on top of Windows XP. Whats the next step towards Virtualization? Hypervisor? Hypervisors are of two basic types. Type one are those which provide direct interface between the Guest OS and the hardware. While the type two hypervisor has a host OS onto which the virtualization software is installed and then the guest OS is installed. VMware ESX and GSX are examples of type 1 and type 2 hypervis...