Navigating The Virtual Managed Hosting Solutions Landscape

Virtual managed hosting solutions have been available for more than five years, although their impact has been muted given enterprise customers' preference for dedicated infrastructure solutions. Economic pressures are increasing enterprises' interest in virtual offerings as well as emerging cloud-based solutions from managed hosting suppliers. But what are the principal flavors of virtual hosting available today and what are they good for? Virtual solutions are available in a variety of models, including shared and dedicated offerings on a variety of hardware platforms, with VMware playing an increasingly central role. Sourcing and vendor management professionals can provide a crucial role in helping their colleagues navigate through these diverse and potentially confusing offerings.