Part 2 will look at the universe of Web caching, including the various kinds of services and server technologies that can be used to improve the Web browsing experience both for your own network and for your visitors from around the globe. Part 3 will cover new kinds of payment processing technologies that are being put in place for a number of leading Web storefronts. I assume that you have some familiarity with installing and operating your own Web server, whether this is on Windows NT, UNIX, or some other operating system. While many of the tools and servers are only available for NT, many will also work on other platforms, or are available directly from Internet-based services and will work with any Web server. With any product, I will go into details about my usage and experiences, both good and bad, based on years of operating several Web sites and testing hundreds of different products.
Site monitoring The world of Web server management takes in a fairly wide swatch of technologies.
Knowing what others, such as your competitors or allies, are saying about you, your products, and your corporation across the public Internet. Ensuring that your site can be viewed by the widest possible collection of browsers and environments. Ensuring that your site can deliver consistent performance, especially during peak load periods. In order to accomplish these tasks, you'll need several different tools and you'll need to examine the various components of your Web site carefully. First, your Web server and other associated servers such as database, directory, and e-mail servers, all need to be up and available to the Internet.