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During the past year, AT&T has been evolving its Web hosting business from simple collocation and management services to an integrated set of offerings designed to meet specific needs. With 18 data centers linked by its Integrated Global Enterprise Management System, AT&T says it is poised to compete with companies such as Digex and IBM Global Services. Its customers include American Financial Group, Budget Rent-a-Car and Hyatt Hotels. Network World Senior Writer Jennifer Mears recently spoke with Pat Traynor vice president of managed and hosting services forAT&T, to find out what the carrier expects from hosting down the road.
Things are stagnant now in the Web hosting market. When - and how - do you see things picking up?
As I look at the marketplace, I would say it's as dynamic as I've ever seen it, especially over the last couple of months. It's been pretty clear that the direction is shifting to value-added services. About a year or so ago we realized, and I think the industry did, too, that to remain a viable player we had to offer value-added management services. Stand-alone hosting providers weren't going to make it.The target client shifted from dot-com to the large enterprises, and meeting enterprise...