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Online Computing Infrastructure: Opportunities for Infrastructure Providers in the Emerging Application Services Market

Published by: In-Stat

Published: Aug. 1, 2000 - 41 Pages


Table of Contents



  • Executive Summary
  • Scope, Methodology, Definitions

    • Scope
    • Methodology for Provider Research
    • Methodology for End User Research - Small and SOHO Businesses
    • Methodology for End User Research - Medium and Enterprise Businesses
    • Definition of "Application Service Provider"
    • Definition of "Data Center Service Provider"

  • Assessing Future Infrastructure Requirements

    • Factors Affecting Future Infrastructure Requirements
    • The Customer Factor: How Many Can Be Supported?

  • Server Infrastructure

    • Servers
    • Operating Systems

  • Storage Infrastructure

    • Storage Capacity

  • Network Infrastructure

    • Backbone Connectivity
    • Load-Balancing Capabilities
    • Routing and Switching Capabilities
    • Network Services and Customer Connectivity

  • Application Infrastructure Providers: Outsourcing for ASPs
  • Systems Infrastructure in Small Companies

    • Servers and Operating Systems
    • Storage

  • Systems Infrastructure in the Corporate Market

    • Servers and Operating Systems
    • Storage

  • Conclusion

    • Understanding the Customer
    • Rapid Deployment and Expansion of Infrastructure

List of Tables



  • Table 1: Factors Affecting Future Infrastructure Requirements
  • Table 2: ASPs by Size of Business: Number of Users, 1999
  • Table 3: ASPs by Size of Business: Expected Number of Users, 2000
  • Table 4: Number of Servers in Use for Application Services, 1999-2000
  • Table 5: Average Number of Servers by Vendor
  • Table 6: Primary Operating System Installed, 1999 - 2000
  • Table 7: All Operating Systems Installed, 1999-2000
  • Table 8: Operating Systems Installed by Application
  • Table 9: Current Amount of Storage Across Servers (in Gigabytes)
  • Table 10: Anticipated Amount of Storage Across Servers in
  • Months (in Gigabytes)
  • Table 11: Backbone Connection Technologies
  • Table 12: Technologies Used to Address Load-Balancing
  • Table 13: Routing and Switching Capabilities (# Capable Ports), 1999-2000
  • Table 14: Lines Supported by ASPs, 1999-2000
  • Table 15: Barriers or Concerns Regarding Subscribing to Application Services
  • Table 16: Factors Considered Important When Selecting an ASP
  • Table 17: Numbers of Servers Across Entire Company
  • Table 18: Number of Servers Planned to be Installed in Next Months
  • Table 19: Current Operating System Running on Servers
  • Table 20: Operating Systems Running on Servers in Months
  • Table 21: Storage Attached to Servers (in Gigabytes)
  • Table 22: Anticipated Storage Attached in the Next 12 Months (in Gigabytes)
  • Table 23: Barriers or Concerns Regarding Use of Application Services
  • Table 24: Factors Considered Important When Selecting an ASP
  • Table 25: Number of Servers Across Entire Company
  • Table 26: Number of Servers Planned to be Installed (Company Wide)
  • Table 27: Current Operating Systems Running on Servers
  • Table 28: Operating Systems Running on Server in 12 Months
  • Table 29: Storage Attached to Servers (in Gigabytes)
  • Table 30: Anticipated Storage Attached in the Next 12 Months (in Gigabytes)

List of Figures




  • Figure 1: Additional Customers Influence Needs for Infrastructure
  • Figure 2: Keys to Rapid Infrastructure Expansion and Deployment at ASPs
  • Figure 3: Allocation Per Dollar of Storage Costs
  • Figure 4: Rankings of UNIX-Based Operating Systems In Use at SOHO and Small Businesses
  • Figure 5: Rankings of UNIX-Based Operating Systems Currently In Use at Medium and Enterprise Businesses

Abstract

This report provides detail on the systems infrastructure in the emerging application service industry, as well as discusses their vendor preferences and capacity requirements. ASPs are currently experiencing phenomenal growth in their average number of customers supported. This factor, more than any other, is the driving force behind their demand for systems infrastructure. With the addition of customers comes needs in three areas: Network infrastructure, storage infrastructure, and server infrastructure. This report will examine these three areas, assessing the infrastructure that ASPs have today and will need in the future; it will also explore technologies and solutions geared to address expansion-related issues in these areas. The report also provides detail on key end-users in the small company and corporate business markets, showing their likelihood to use application services.



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