AT&T Managed Web Hosting
AT&T continues to grow its data centers, adding space and new services to expand its hosting reach. With more data centers for 2008, the company is a challenging competitor in the hosting space. (5/6/2008)

Price: $495

IBM Managed Web Hosting
If the HP/EDS merger goes through, IBM faces a new challenger, but it has little to fear. IBM’s combination of hardware, software, hosting, and professional expertise puts the company on solid ground versus other managed hosting competitors. (6/13/2008)

Price: $495

Qwest Managed Hosting
Qwest has steadily built back its data center business, having added two more centers in 2007 to bring its total number to 15 facilities in an effort to further capitalize on this growth area. (5/16/2008)

Price: $495

Rackspace Managed Hosting Managed Hosting
Rackspace delivers an array of managed hosting solutions and it has renewed its focus on fanatical customer support, but outages in late 2007 tarnished its reputation, requiring a revamped service effort. (5/16/2008)

Price: $495

SAVVIS Intelligent Hosting
SAVVIS is seeing a lengthening of its managed hosting sales cycle. Nevertheless, the company is turning up new data centers to be in position for an eventual economic upswing and for the greater managed hosting margins. (6/12/2008)

Price: $495

Verio PowerPlatform Managed Web Hosting
Verio continues to make appealing improvements that help it stand out from hosting providers. However, the company’s limited data center footprint in the U.S. puts Verio at a disadvantage versus larger players. (5/16/2008)

Price: $495

Verizon Business Managed Web Hosting
Verizon Business stepped up its premium and smart centers, adding capacity as it looks to grow the top managed applications portion of its hosting business. The company also gained additional security support. (5/7/2008)

Price: $495

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• Product Metrics
  • Backbone Network
    • In-house or Outsourced
    • Local Loop Provider
    • SONET- based Access
    • Access Speeds
    • Secondary Access Provider
    • Secondary Backbone Provider
    • Server-to-WAN Technology
    • Backbone Security
  • SLAs
    • Server Availability (%)
    • Latency (Site to NAP)
    • Other
    • Credit Policy
    • Proactive or Reactive SLA
    • Proactive Credits
    • Time:Restore from Storage
  • Reports
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    • Server Utilization
    • Geographic Location of User
    • User Repeat Trending
    • Network Connection Utilization
    • Web-based Reporting
    • Performance - Metrics Reported
  • Data Centers
    • Number of Centers
    • Provider Total Hosting Space
    • Locations (by City)
    • Planned Locations
    • Support Availability
    • Backup Equipment On-site
    • Desc. Physical Security
    • Collocation/Hosting Share Space
    • Off-site Site Backup
    • Disaster Recovery Support
    • Manage Equipment on Client Site
  • Servers
    • What Servers Used
    • Vendor Certified Sites
    • Maximum Storage Space
    • Shared Servers
    • Dedicated Servers
    • Applications Servers Supported
    • Managed Storage h/w Provider
    • Server Security
    • Supported Operating Systems
    • Site Mirroring Supported
    • List D-bases Supported
    • Global Load Balancing
  • Supplemental Services
    • Web Design
    • DNS Registration
    • Primary/Secondary DNS Support
    • Bundles; Target
    • Sample Service Packages
    • Managed Storage (Backup)
    • Managed Security Available
    • Collocation Available
    • CDN Support
    • Streaming Media
    • Intrusion Detection Included
    • Managed Firewalls Included
  • Pricing
    • Server Space (per Gb)
    • Throughput
    • Installation
    • Web Design
    • Term Discounts
    • Volume-based Discounts
    • Supplemental Fees
    • Billing Options
    • Package Pricing
    • Pricing Structure

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