Strategies for Web Hosting and Managed Services

Arms IT professionals with a complete blueprint for developing successful Web hosting strategies
Written by a consultant who helped develop the Web hosting strategies at many of today's top e-commerce vendors, this book fills in IT professionals on the full range of services available. The book provides decision-makers with criteria checklists and other useful tools they need for determining what they need, why they need it, how to find it, and how to evaluate and manage it. Doug Kaye provides a clear, complete roadmap for building an effective Web hosting strategy, and offers practical advice and answers to critical questions. The book covers important topics, including the real cost of bandwidth, domain name services, shared versus dedicated servers, backup and recovery, service-level agreements, security, negotiating with and managing vendors, and hardware maintenance and support.
Companion Web site includes links to Web hosting directories, tools for evaluating hosting services, and online articles and white papers. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-23-2007; Considering Managed Hosting or Colocation, You Won't Find a Better Guide; not a hands on book. this is rather a guide to what to look for in web hosting architectures and things to consider whether you are looking at colocation or full outsourcing this will give you the education you need to make the right...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-21-2002; WOW ! Get this book!; Don't listen to the guy who rated this book 2 out of 5 stars. He bought the book for the wrong reasons. If you are looking to learn what it takes to get a company to host your web site(s), this is the book for you. If you don't truly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-10-2002; Great overview of the Hosting Industry and sourcing process.; As someone whom is very actively involved in the Internet and hosting industry, I have experienced first hand the difficulty in the Hosting Provider selection process, either as a consultant to clients or as an observer to an...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-22-2002; For Customers and Providers; Although the book's description states that it is intended for web hosting customers I found it to be invaluable for both customers and providers.The first two chapters are clearly intended for hosting and services customers. They form...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-23-2007; Considering Managed Hosting or Colocation, You Won't Find a Better Guide; not a hands on book. this is rather a guide to what to look for in web hosting architectures and things to consider whether you are looking at colocation or full outsourcing this will give you the education you need to make the right...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-15-2002; Customer Perspective Only; Don't get me wrong...this is a well written, insightful book.It is however a roadmap for a prospective outsourcing customerrather than a design guide for those of us in the hosting industry.Inversely, it teaches our industry what not to...; read full review | report as inappropriate