Management Information Systems - Selecting a Hosting Provider
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Management Information Systems Selecting a Hosting Provider Problem Statement WBC is an upcoming start up company trying to provide outsourced billing operations to other Internet companies and has unique needs for its infrastructure facility. It is imperative that it chooses a hosting provider that matches with the business needs of the company. Since the company is a start up with a high burn rate, there is very less margin for IT infrastructure glitches. This report analyses three providers and provides recommendations on which of the three to select as a hosting provider. Analysis There are five criteria to analyze the requirements of WBC according to their business model. These are: Financial implications on WBC, Financial stability of hosting provider, Reliability, Design control, Security (building and IT both), Space offering. Financial stability of hosting provider The hosting providers are not equal financially. Provider 3 is the most financially stable, although its parent may decide to divest it...


