GS.Application Hosting
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GS | Application Hosting | Version: | 0.3 | 
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 | Application Hosting provides functionality to accommodate (business) application services. |
Description
Application Hosting provides functionality to accommodate (business) application services. This entails:
- the runtime environment that the hosted applications can use;
- a means to expose or publish the application services' results to its users;
- the connectivity that consumers of the application's services require for access;
and optionally, extra functionality to service the application services.
Examples of application services that can be hosted using an Application Hosting service are:
- Applications that are used in a web environment, e.g. Java or .Net applications - in this case the Application Hosting service is provided by an "application server" such as a Tomcat or GlassFish;
- Binary applications, e.g. Windows or Apple applications - the Application Hosting service is then realized with a "server";
- Virtual Machines, such as virtual servers or desktops - the Application Hosting service is then realized by virtualization hosts.
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