Proactively monitors customer systems for availability and performance to identify and correct potential problems before they impact customer operations. In other words, the applications are implemented in a manner similar to a traditional client-server model, except that the server is at the ASP data center, and the client is essentially nothing more than a web browser. The ASP's job is to keep the system running and available and to keep the customer's data safe and secure. They often get better quantity discounts on hardware and software, can spread out the cost of spare equipment over several customers, and can hire and keep topnotch IT personnel and share their expertise to the benefit of multiple customers. Top Because application hosting is a relatively new arrangement, we've developed a set of questions to help you evaluate how appropriate it may be for your company.
Consistency is the key to success in an application hosting environment.