Today's networks are becoming increasingly complex; there are more devices to support, more bandwidth to provide, more power to boost, more manpower required and more expertise needed to manage it all. Deciding how to manage the required operations infrastructure to support these networks shouldn't be so complex. There are really three options: do-it-yourself (DIY) in-house, outsourcing certain functions to the cloud or managed hosting. With DIY, the company is responsible for owning its own hardware, supplying its own staff and building its own in-house expertise. While outsourcing to the cloud may seem easier up-front as there's no equipment to buy, companies will have to be prepared for issues with performance and stability, as well as still take responsibility for resolving issues. The third option, managed hosting, involves outsourcing basically everything except a company's code, so staff can focus on core competencies and innovation. Spiceworks Voice of IT was recently commissioned by operations-as-a-service managed hosting provider Peak Hosting to survey IT professionals in the United States to assess the challenges IT pros face during hosted service evaluation and use. Data was collected in July 2014 from 122 interviews. This slide show summarizes the top 10 reasons to hire a managed hosting service provider.

1.
Reasons
to Hire a Managed
Hosting Service
Provider
10

2. ♯1
Your website
needs to run
24/7 with NO
downtime
With a managed hosting service provider, you will
experience fewer service-impacting outages
24/7

3. Managed hosting eliminates the need to
purchase hardware or software
♯2
You need to
contain spending
on infrastructure$$

4. cloud
♯3
You want access to
more experienced
support staff
Peak Hosting is unique in the industry by providing a
1:2 client-to-staff ratio vs. the industry norm of 100:1
:
You
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OR
You

5. ♯4
It can improve
your network
performance
and stability
Network performance/stability is a top issue faced
with cloud providers

6. ♯5
You need FAST
issue resolution
In a cloud environment, slow ticket times and limited
transparency can wreak havoc on issue resolution times
!

7. By leveraging a managed hosting solution, companies
can focus on growing their business rather than
managing IT Functions
♯6
You need to focus
on YOUR core
competencies
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8. ♯7
The ability to
outsource many
non-core
technological
services
Let Peak Hosting do your internet plumbing
24X7 Monitoring
Managing Application and System Failover
Alerting and Escalation
Supporting 3rd Party Applications
Managing Databases
Configuring Virtualization

9. Working with a dedicated technical operations team with
years of experience can help eliminate unnecessary errors
♯8
Improved execution
of deployments,
results in fewer
mistakes and
inconsistencies

10. ♯9
Faster time to
market
When compared to DIY, companies that leverage a
managed hosting solution can have their managed
hosting solution up in weeks, rather than months

11. With managed hosting, companies can realize the same benefits delivered by the
cloud, but also have access to customized solutions and proprietary 2N design
♯10
Increased access
to equipment
customizations

12. The cloud alternative
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