Lecture Post: Networks

This product enables users to find and compile the best quality videos of live performances from their favorite  artists. The company functions in cooperation with video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo to bring consumers the very best in live music recordings and presents them in an organized playlist.

Our company that runs this sight would have to have a large network to be able to share information, files, databases, hardware, software, funds, etc. with the employees across the country as well as the users of the application in a safe and efficient way. We would require a server for our business that would connect with the local area networks and wireless networks of those who wish to access the application, regardless of their operating system. This would allow them access to the videos, text, music, and images on their devices that were stored on the server and transmitted through various steps in the network to reach them.
One of the benefits of this type of controlled music sharing website is the fact that it cuts down on the oppositions many people have with peer-to-peer networks. With P2P networks, users on the network can share files, such as song mp3s with each other without bringing in revenue for the musicians and producers involved in the music's production. Though a P2P network could be useful to our business if we utilize it to share files across  companies and employees without having to maintain a universal server for everyone involved, the restrictions now being placed on some of the music sharing P2P networks could work to our advantage. Our sight would provide a safe and legal way to access music. 
Network usage would also require our website and application to have an IP address for the server to be able to communicate with it and those using it. We would register a unique domain name and have that domain name and address in the ICANN database to enable us to carry out our operations. We would likely purchase a domain name, which would add to our expenses a significant amount, but it is of utmost importance as a catchy domain name is key in the access of many of our users.