LOUISVILE, KY -- 10/13/08 --
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.
Media Relations:
Aaron D. Hollobaugh
Director of Communications
502-214-4102
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