Managed Services for

Large Accounts:

This quadrant assesses a service provider’s ability to deliver ongoing management services for data center infrastructures in a client’s data center or its own facilities, or even co-located in a third-party facility. Large enterprise clients need to adhere to strict regulations that add complexities to data center management. Large accounts comprise clients that typically have more than 5,000 employees and revenues of more than US$1 billion.

Managed Services for the

Midmarket:

This quadrant assesses a service provider’s ability to deliver management services for the data center infrastructure of midsized businesses. Such providers offer support to enterprise clients that typically have less than 5,000 employees or generate less than US$1 billion in revenue.

Managed Hosting:

This quadrant assesses service providers that offer standalone enterprise-grade hosting solutions, using their assets. They take responsibility for the day-to-day management and maintenance of data center assets such as servers, storage and operating systems.

Colocation Services:

This quadrant assesses service providers that offer professional and standardized data center colocation services. These providers typically supply network connectivity, access points for various hosting providers, system houses, independent software vendors, and carriers or telecommunication providers.