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2008 Colocation Industry Trends Report Released by Hosting.com Improved Reliability Most Important Reason for Colocating
2008-10-14
Hosting.com Surveys Over 200 Individuals to Develop First Annual Study on the
Colocation Industry. Topics Include Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Green
Initiatives, and Value-Add Services
October 13, 2008 - (Louisville, KY) Hosting.com, the first name in global
hosting solutions and services, today released the 2008 Colocation Industry
Trends Report. Hosting.com completed this report based on data it collected over
a four-week period through surveying its own colocation clients and clients of
other colocation providers. Over 200 business and IT executives responded to the
survey.
Key findings from the survey include:
- 67% of companies choose to colocate their data infrastructure to ?Improve
Availability and Reliability,? and 44% expect to see a ROI (Return on
Investment) within 24 months.
- 40% of respondents foresee virtualization having an impact on their datacenter
space requirements, 21% expect no reduction and 37% are unsure.
- Bandwidth, Security and Redundancy are the three most important factors for
most companies when choosing a colocation provider.
- Colocation clients are increasingly interested in managed services provided by
colocation providers. 53% of respondents view ?Remote Hands as a Service? as an
important value-add service.
- 70% of respondents have a Disaster Recovery plan, but only 46% have a budget
to execute on their plans.
?Client engagement is paramount to our success, but the true test is a company?s
ability to take this information during an economic downturn and continue to
provide and develop solutions that are client-centric and relevant to the
current marketplace,? noted Aaron Hollobaugh, Director of Marketing and
Communications for Hosting.com. ?We are taking these responses and rolling out
enhanced value-add services (in December 2008) for our colocation clients.?
The recent economic downturn presents an opportunity for colocation providers to
more proactively consult with their clients to help them realize the reduced
cost and security of virtualized environments, more effectively estimate their
total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investments (ROI) when colocating,
and provide the specific services they need from a provider to reduce their
internal expenses.
Over 20% of respondents were CEOs or business owners. The demographics of the
respondents ranged from companies with as few as two employees to well over
100,000 employees. Diversity was also evident in the revenues of the companies
that responded, ranging from under $1 Million to over $100 Billion annually. The
2008 Colocation Industry Trends Report was published in the form of an e-book,
and is available for download at Hosting.com.
For more information about the survey and report, contact us today at
survey@hosting.com. If you would like
more information about colocation services in one of Hosting.com?s five data
centers, please contact our sales team today: sales@hosting.com, 800-446-7627,
or Live Chat. You can also Schedule a Tour for any of our five data centers
online.
About Hosting.com
Hosting.com provides enterprise colocation, cloud computing, dedicated hosting,
managed hosting, disaster recovery and business continuance services to a global
customer base demanding a high level of security, reliability and
responsiveness. Hosting.com monitors, manages, and enhances the web based
platforms of Web 2.0 companies, software as a service providers (SaaS), content
distribution networks (CDN), and medium to large enterprises whose web presence
is crucial and high availability mandatory. Hosting.com currently operates SAS
70 certified data centers in Louisville, Kentucky; Irvine, California; San
Francisco, California; Boston, Massachusetts, and is currently expanding into
Silicon Valley and Northern Virginia.
For more information, please visit
www.hosting.com or call the company at 800-446-7627
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