The opportunities for corporations to stretch their IT dollars and take advantage of new technologies have never been more abundant.

 

In a recent TMCnet interview, Todd Benjamin, director of enterprise hosting at Hostway (News - Alert), discussed the  most significant trends Hostway is seeing among its customers at the dawn of the second decade of the twenty-first century,  and where he see the industry headed in the next 12 months.

 

“We see increasing options for value added managed services, which increase the quality of the outsourcing experience, as well as advances in virtualization and cloud offerings that provide more control and visibility to the corporate IT department,” Benjamin said. “Computing, storage and networking power continue to drop in price on a per unit basis, driving more ‘bang for the buck’ for users of all shapes and sizes.”

 

And with most businesses increasingly cost-conscious and taking a hard look at IT expenses, Benjamin touted the affordability of the Chicago-based company’s dedicated server products.

 

“When all the expenses of maintaining IT infrastructure are considered – personnel, training, management, power, space and so on, Hostway servers provide an excellent return on investment,” he said. “Companies translate upfront capital expenditures and unpredictable operating expenses into a predictable, monthly rate that can be adjusted as required for business growth, seasonality, development initiatives and so on.”

 

And with security at the top of  the list in terms of priorities for IT managers, a dedicated server provides enhanced security measures, Benjamin explained.

 

“Hostway’s dedicated servers are housed in SAS (News - Alert) 70 audited, fully secure commercial data facilities with the latest in physical and logical security measures,” he added. “Our team of experienced professionals is constantly monitoring for security threats or actual breaches, and is available 24/7 to react immediately, whether to a denial of service event or a compromised server.”