Recently, while sitting in the office, I was struck with the thought that the IT industry is not well-represented in modern art. I decided to fix that and asked an artist to create a sketch of our data center, to bring digital technology onto canvas, so to speak. It turned out quite well.
At the end of April, there were many sensational news about farming a new coin that can be mined using hard drives, which instantly caused a shortage of SSD, NVMe, and HDD disks.
The popular cryptocurrency payment service BitPay has changed its requirements for processing payments.
Today we will discuss the factors that influence the prices of domain names.
If you have ever been tasked with registering a domain name, you may have noticed that prices range from a couple of dollars to a couple of thousand dollars. It is known that prices have reached several tens of millions of dollars. There are many examples in history, one of them being VacationRentals.com, which was sold for $35 million. As explained by HomeAway founder Brian Sharples, the company decided to purchase this domain in 2007 to prevent competitors like Expedia from acquiring it.
New domain zones appear quite often. They are used to register different websites on the internet. In Ukraine, the most popular top-level domain is UA, which is used for the majority of the country’s websites.
The domain name is formed in accordance with established rules. The domain consists of several components: the top-level domain, root and second-level domain, as well as a subdomain.
UA is a top-level domain in Ukraine. It is used for registering new websites that target Ukrainian users. Typically, second-level subdomains are used when registering trademarks or commercial organizations. According to current legislation, registration of second-level domains in the domain zone is possible in cases where the website name completely matches the name of the trademark.
To host a website on the internet, a server is required. Hosting is the ability to place your resource on a provider’s server for a fee. There are several possible solutions that are popular. Traditional providers are becoming less popular because they do not provide the required functionality and performance.
Hosting on virtual or dedicated servers has become more popular. Cloud technologies are also used, which significantly reduce computing power. The choice of one or another solution depends on the direction of activity, goals, and traffic. To choose hosting, it is important to consider many factors.
Moving your website to the HTTPS protocol will provide higher rankings and increase security. User information security is provided by using an SSL certificate. Moving to a new domain helps search engines better recognize your website during processing. Google or Yandex index sites using the HTTPS protocol faster.
As a result, targeted traffic increases, the web page occupies higher positions. More customers visit the website, increasing traffic. HTTPS has become a universal standard. Sites using HTTP have lower levels of trust, gradually falling behind and being flagged by search engines as suspicious. It makes sense to switch to a new domain. Follow the necessary instructions to do so.
The .XYZ domain was introduced in 2014 as an alternative to traditional top-level domains. This domain zone offers users a fresh and trendy choice, especially relevant for the new generation of internet projects.а.
On June 1, 2020, the National Communication Authority (NCA) will officially launch the top-level domain .SS.
South Sudan will also have its unique domain (.ss).
The National Communication Authority (NCA) is currently the agency managing the .SS domain name registry, and with this notice, it wishes to inform the general public about the launch phases and the procedure of the .SS domain name.
The registration process will go through three stages, as described below, before it reaches the general availability period, this process will take 90 calendar days.