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Research and Markets: Managed Hosting: More of a Utility than a Cloud

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Posted August 17, 2010

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/810754/managed_hosting_m) has announced the addition of the "Managed Hosting: More of a Utility than a Cloud " report to their offering.

A number of factors have fostered the growth in managed services in recent years. Enterprises and organizations of all types need industry-standard, web-facing infrastructure for portals, email, and enterprise applications. Then there are sectors with specialized needs for a scalable hosted infrastructure: software distribution, new media content providers, online retailers, and financial services. In addition, demand for managed hosting has continued during the recession, as both commercial and public sector customers look to take out cost from their IT operations. The number of competitors in the market is also increasing as telecoms and network operators add IT services to their portfolios, while virtualization and cloud-based service providers are blurring the lines between managed hosting and the cloud.

Key Topics Covered:

SUMMARY

MARKET OVERVIEW

  • Hosting services market segmentation
  • What are managed hosting services?
  • Managed co-location
  • Platforms managed
  • Dedicated versus shared; physical versus virtual
  • Virtual servers
  • Hosted applications
  • Dedicated or shared?
  • Managed hosting players
  • Target markets
  • SME market

MARKET DRIVERS

  • Taking cost out
  • Vertical sector take-up
  • Public sector
  • Virtualization
  • The pros and cons of VMs
  • Organizations still want dedicated servers - but virtualized
  • Clouds attract attention
  • New entrants

MARKET INHIBITORS

  • Too many competitors
  • Competing with the cloud
  • Lack of scale
  • Location and security
  • Competing with the outsourcers
  • Smaller in scope and shorter term

FUTURE OUTLOOK

  • Everything virtualized
  • Cloud/utility hosting services
  • Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
  • Utility-like services
  • Service-level agreements (SLAs)
  • Hybrid clouds
  • Hybrid managed hosting
  • Partnerships and opportunities for hosting providers

MANAGED HOSTING: WHO IS IT GOOD FOR?

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APPENDIX

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/810754/managed_hosting_m.

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