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Managed Hosting
What
Is Managed Hosting?
Managed hosting is
the outsourcing of a managed data center using thin client
technologies to deploy mission critical Microsoft based applications
to one or more locations. Managed hosting allows small to
midsize companies to gain the advantages and efficiencies
that larger companies have experienced for years from outsourced
data centers with mini and mainframe based computing. By moving
financial, manufacturing, service management, email, web-based
services, and office productivity applications to a managed
data center, companies can free their staff and resources
to focus on their core business.
Managed
Hosting Infrastructure
Most small to midsize
organizations cannot afford the staff or facilities required
to operate a professionally managed data center environment
but they are critically dependent on their information systems
to operate their businesses. Managed hosting brings the security
and dependability of a managed environment to an achievable
price point.
Centralized
Data Center
Centralizing connectivity,
servers, and application management has long been a method
to bring efficiency and control to an enterprise computing
system. Thin client technologies have only recently allowed
this model to be cost effective in the Microsoft based computing
model. Spreading the cost of facilities and staff across many
servers and customers brings greater efficiencies of scale,
less downtime, and reduced staffing burden.
IT
Help Desk
Most companies leave
desk-side and application support to end users or high priced
IT staff. Few can cost justify a professionally run internal
help desk. Worldsites spreads this burden among many customers
making this vital service available for a fraction of the
cost. The help desk becomes the central communication point
for all application and system related issues in the distributed
organization. Great efficiencies are achieved by centralization
of problem reporting and resolution. Placing help desk resources
where the primary systems are managed shortens resolution
and down time.
Thin
Client Technology
Microsoft Windows
NT, Terminal Server Edition and Citrix MetaFrame are key technologies
at the core of the Managed hosting service. These technologies
allow multiple users to concurrently run a Windows NT desktop
on the same machine. The display, keystrokes, and mouse movements
from each user's session are the only information transferred
over the LAN/WAN/Internet or dialup connection. This allows
many more users to share a single network connection than
was previously possible. It also allows centralized application
management and support. All of the servers and applications
are located in a central location while users can access them
from anywhere over a wide variety of connectivity options.
To learn more about Managed
Hosting or other Worldsites services, contact
us now.
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