Qwest Communications this week announced managed service enhancements to its Web hosting services.The enhancements offer additional dedicated support, new disaster recovery options and a choice of hosting sites. The new managed hosting services enable customers to purchase tailored configurations of services to meet specific hosting needs. Customers’ options include monitoring and management of operating systems, Web traffic, mail, enterprise applications and databases 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; a choice of having hosting services provided at a Qwest CyberCenter, on the customer’s premise or at an alternate site; hourly consulting services; and a Web portal offering real-time viewing of hosting environments.Dedicated customer service managers provide customers with a single point of contact to address hosting needs. New data recovery options range from four to 24 hours, and physical site recovery comes in one-week, 72-hour and 24-hour options. New service-level agreements are intended to guarantee implementation timeframes and end-to-end availability of an application. Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Cloud Computing Networking Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe