If you are an Application Service Provider (ASP), or deliver Software as a Service (SaaS), the Internet is your lifeline. SaaS targets businesses (mostly small and medium ones, but also large enterprises in some markets) with mission-critical applications. As a customer of SaaS Hosting Infrastructure you have extended a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to your customers, and now must not only meet your own stringent requirements for quality, but also the expectations of those who rely on you for their success.

People are normally confused about managed hosting and dedicated hosting. Basically, the two may be quite the same in the sense that they use a server which is totally dedicated to a single website. However, the two are not actually the same.

Outsourcing selected applications and infrastructure, in particular in hosting, is usually based on the basis that it delivers a reduced cost of ownership. In house solutions require management and it’s not part-time management. In order to ensure the security of the infrastructure, the functionality in terms of business assurance criteria, a degree of skill and management is required.