Even if their servers are widely distributed, they’re still always controlled via a centralized authority. This model is called “centralized” because the owner is the ultimate authority over the servers, and thus the service. The big service providers also often have lots of server farms around the world, making it easier for apps and sites to distribute their storage across multiple remote data centers.īut whether someone runs their own servers, or rents them from a storage provider, they (mostly) have control over them. These tech giants offer servers and maintenance at a (relatively) low fee, and it’s often easier for people (or businesses) to rent servers than run their own. That’s where Big Tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google come in…and part of how they’ve become so powerful: they monopolize.
If you operate a site, app, or service, you either need to provide your own data storage (aka servers), or rent from an established data storage provider. That means that most sites and apps are stored across multiple servers-in a “distributed” manner. Maybe very small sites (like a personal portfolio page) can be hosted on a single server, but web apps that support millions of users need much more storage. When you access online services, sites, or apps, you’re communicating back and forth with the servers where they live.Īnd, in most cases, apps and sites need lots of servers. That’s where servers come in.Ī server-which is really just another computer-physically houses the stuff on the internet. But these sites all have to “live” (or be stored) somewhere. The internet is home to millions of websites and apps, all of which are just a click away on devices like smartphones, laptops, smart TVs, and other internet-ready gadgets. Let’s back up a bit, and review the basic structure of the Web and how this new concept of “decentralization” fits in.
And it’s more open, in that there’s no Big Tech (or government) gatekeepers, so how you connect to these sites and apps is fundamentally different.Ĭonfused? Don’t worry. Web3 still has familiar websites and apps-from social media and streaming services, to news outlets, financial tools, and more. It works a lot like the internet you use every day (albeit with a few important technical differences). Web3 is another name for the “decentralized” Web.
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