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Grid computing has been around for awhile now, but not until recently has it become a hit within the web hosting industry. Simply put, grid hosting is not tied to a single server's processing power; instead, the hosting account resides on a linked grid of servers harnessing the resource pool of several servers. Last month, we saw companies like Media Temple, Rackspace and ServerPath unveil their grid hosting offerings.

These happenings foreshadowed changes to come -- the web hosting industry is growing from a sapling to a lush, verdant tree with many branches.

Ahmad Permessur
- Newsletter Editor

Here's what's up this month:

		Web Hosting: A Market for Lemons Explore the claim that web hosting service is a 'market for lemons' - a market where the seller knows more than the buyer does. This is an excellent article on the hosting industry from an economic perspective. Read more.
		Guide to Domain Reselling Domain reselling can be tough, but if you do it right, it can certainly be worth it. In this guide, Douglas Hannah reviews several registrars and their reseller plans. Read more.
		Loss Leading - Dangerous for Web Hosts Loss leading is not a new phenomenon. This article discusses the practice of selling products at a loss to attract new customers in hopes they will purchase full-priced products in the future. Read more.
		System Downtime Explained Downtime can disrupt your business and your customers and damage your company’s reputation. But how do you prevent or minimize downtime? Can a server monitoring service help? Find out more in this article. Read more.

Also, don't miss:

• Protecting Your Domain Names
  Prepare yourself for a potential domain dispute
  
  
• Landing Page Usability: More Than Just the Curiosity Factor  
  Optimize your landing page to maximize your conversions
  
  
• Discover the Branded Web Hosting Platforms
  Success through your own-branded hosting platform
  
  
• Lighttpd can lighten Apache's load
  Learn how Lighttpd can help alleviate Apache's load by serving static content
  
  
• Setting up your server with cPanel and WHM
  Explore a sample chapter from the 'Web Host Manager Administration Guide' book
  
  
• Hosting News
  Your daily dose of relevant tech news
  
  

The WHT Team
iNET Interactive

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