Technology Insider: Application service providers
Application service providers are popular because they can save you lots of money and time on application rollouts. But as with any outsourcing choice, you'll need to do some careful research to determine if ASPs might meet your company's needs. Reporter Lauren Gibbons Paul cuts through the hype to give you the scoop on the ASP trend from customers who experience the challenges -- and the benefits -- on a daily basis.
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Sweating the details
Get the lowdown on the integration and implementation issues you'll face.
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UrbanMedia reaches out to Commtouch for e-mail and Web hosting.
User case study: Cymerc is sold on msp, 01/22/01
Managed service provider makes sure Cymerc's site is ready for heavy traffic.
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RELATED LINKS
Information Technology Association of America's ASP directory
ASP Industry Consortium
Resources include a Buyer's Guide to Application Service Provisioning; a Buyer's Guide to Service-level Agreements for Application Service Provisioning, and security white paper downloads.
SLA guidelines and library of sample SLAs
ASPs can help a start-up quickly gain altitude
Lessons from real world users at ASPworld
The truth about outsourcing applications
ITAA ASP Demand Survey White Paper
2000 ASP Technology Insider: The ASP phenomenon
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