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Dramatically Increase Revenue through Hosting Services Discover the market opportunity and what you need to know to
offer and support these services.
Janine Soika, Market Leader of Reseller Channel Programs
December 14, 2010
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Speaker Bio – Janine Soika
Janine Soika
Janine Soika Market Leader of Reseller Channel Programs, Verio Inc.
Janine Soika has over 15 years experience in B2B marketing, with more than 10 years managing Channel Partner programs for High-Tech Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Soika has held Marketing leadership positions with IBM, The Equitable Group, Arrow Electronics, Level 3 Communications, and Epsilon Data Systems. She also served as a marketing consultant for Wells Fargo Bank in addition to smaller start up organizations. In 2009 Janine was recognized by CRN Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Women of the Channel.” She holds an MBA from Pace University and resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Tom and their two boys, Michael (8) and Ryan (5).
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Agenda
• Hosting Services overview• Market opportunity• What it takes to become a hosting reseller• How to position and sell them• How to select a Hosting Service Provider• How to get started
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Hosting services are managed servers provided by a Hosting Service Company:
• Provides the technical infrastructure and ongoing support
• Typically sold on a monthly basis at a fixed monthly price• Clients of Hosting services don’t have to worry about the
burden of maintaining the hosting server, operating system, supporting server applications or network
Hosting Services Overview - What are Hosting Services?
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Technology Stack
Hosting Company Manages
With Managed Computing You Maintain Control
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Types of Hosting Services
Increasing website security, requirements, scale, flexibility and cost
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SaaS• Hosted Microsoft Exchange• Hosted Microsoft SharePoint• eCommerce
Professional Services• Database Administration and Management Services• Website Design and Management Servicesent Services
Complimentary Services
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• Hosting plans are easy to sell, manage, and support• Provision in minutes• No contracts, pay month to month• Earn attractive compounded monthly recurring revenue for life of the account• Combine with your own value-added services to increase profits• Serve more of your customers’ IT needs – increase loyalty/relationships
Profitable and Easy to Sell
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Market Opportunity
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Uses for Hosting
Hosting infrastructure services: not just Web Hosting anymore
o Web sites and associated applicationso Internal enterprise applications o General-purpose ITo SaaS enablement and SaaS applications
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Why End-Customers use Hosting
Top 5 motivations to use Cloud/Hosting Computing
38%
38%
42%
45%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Cost Reduction
Avoidance of CAPEX
Quicker time to value
Agility
Flexibility
Percent of respondents
Source: The 451 Group Cloud Adoption Survey 2010N=120 Sample Size Not Statistically Significant64.5% of Respondents below $250M in Revenue
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Hosting Adoption by Workload
Source: The 451 Group Cloud Adoption Survey 2010N=120 Sample Size Not Statistically Significant64.5% of Respondents below $250M in Revenue
CRM
DR/Backup
Collaboration
Test and Development
Web Applications
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Next 12 Mo.
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Number of Employees
Total 50–99 100–499 500–999 1,000–4,999 5000+
In-house 48.4 29.7 39.1 60.2 50.9 57Service
Provider 26.9 36.6 31.8 25 25.7 20.3
Hybrid 22.1 30.7 26.4 14.8 21.1 19.2
Don't Know 2.6 3 2.7 – 2.3 3.5
n= 642 101 110 88 171 172
Adoption by Company Size
Q. How does your organization host your public Web site and/or internal Web-based applications infrastructure?
Base = respondents who currently have or plan to have public Web sites and/or internal Web/IP-based applications infrastructure
Source: IDC's U.S. WAN Manager Survey, 2009
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Number of Employees
Total 50–99 100–499 500–999 1,000–4,999 5,000+
In-house 47.7 34.7 38.2 60.2 49.7 52.9Service provider 23.7 29.7 27.3 22.7 21.6 20.3
Hybrid 24.6 28.7 30.9 17 23.4 23.3
Don't Know 4 6.9 3.6 0.1 5.3 3.5
n= 642 101 110 88 171 172
Planned Use by Company Size
Q. Will your organization hosting be in-house, outsourced, or a combination of both in the next 12 months?
Base = respondents who currently have or plan to have public Web sites and/or internal Web/IP-based applications infrastructure
Source: IDC's U.S. WAN Manager Survey, 2009
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2010-2014 CAGR 6.7%
10.0 10.611.3
12.112.9
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Market Forecast Growth Rate
6.7% Growth
6.7% Growth
6.8% Growth
6.9% Growth
6.5% Growth
Source: IDC, May 2010
U.S. Hosting Infrastructure Services Forecast
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What it Takes to Become a Hosting Service Provider
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Hosting Reseller Defined o Hosting resellers purchase Hosting at wholesale discounts
from a hosting service provider such as Verio. o Resellers typically combine other services with hosting and
resell them to their clients at a profito Hosting resellers maintain the client relationship, bill, and
support.o In exchange for these services, the client pays the Hosting
Reseller a monthly fee.
Overview
Hosting Provider Hosting Reseller End-Customer
Purchases Services
Resells, bills, and supports
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• Advise clients on appropriate Hosting solution to meet their specific business requirements• Provide additional value-add services:
• Website Design• Website Content Management• Email Services• Marketing Services (SEM, SEO, PPC, Social Media)• Database services• SaaS applications
Reseller’s Role
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Depending on the services you plan to provide, you may need the following expertise:
• Basic website design (HTML and CSS at the least)• Website application integration for eCommerce, merchant
accounts , SSL certificates• Internet protocols (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, FTP)• Understanding of domain names and the Domain Name System
(DNS) – domain name registration and transfer• Email services and how e-mail works• Specific commercial application knowledge• Database set up and management• Leading Operating Systems: Windows, Linux or Unix, Solaris, etc.
Technical Expertise
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• Wholesale Reseller (Verio’s Via3 partner program)• Sells, bills and supports• Purchases hosting services at wholesale prices• Sets Profit Margin
• Hosting Purchase Price + Additional Services = End-Customer Price • Profit Margin = End Customer Price – Purchase Price/Operating Costs
Modified Reseller Program (Verio’s Via2 partner program)• Sells and Bills• Hosting Service Provider supports end-customer• Reseller purchases Hosting services at reduced discount rate
•Agent/Referral Reseller (Verio’s Via1 partner program)• Sells or refers business to Hosting Service Provider• Receives commission or one time payment
Types of Programs
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How to Position & Sell
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Customer Benefits
1. Reduce Capital Expenses – Free Up Cash Flow• No hardware and network infrastructure costs• No perpetual software licensing expenses• Reduces barriers for deploying new applications• Predictable monthly expenses
2. Reduce IT and Server Management Costs• No patch management• No installing software upgrades• No dealing with security vulnerabilities or network uptime• Decreases operational expenses• Provides more time and resources to focus on strategic, high-return IT initiatives
3. Reduce Risk – Faster ROI• Fewer upfront costs = less financial risk + faster ROI for new applications
4. Rapid Deployment of Solutions
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How to Select A Hosting Service Provider
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• Reliability – how often do they experience unplanned server outages and how quickly are they resolved? • Security - what security measures does the provider take to ensure the integrity of your clients’ applications, websites and data, how do their measures compare to industry standards.• Scalability – infrastructure built for performance and scalability• Responsiveness –what are the technical support hours for resellers, and are there multiple ways for resellers to request support? • Financial Stability – is the company solvent? You want to make sure you build your business upon a reliable service provider that will be around for the long-term.• Global Presence – if you have customers outside of the US, you’ll want to find a service provider that can provide hosting services to these clients • Expertise – how long has the service provider been in business? Do they have a proven track record of performance?• Reseller Program –make sure the Hosting service provider offers a reseller program and that their compensation and support to channel partners is competitive within the industry.
How to Select a Hosting Provider
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How to Get Started
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1. Evaluate your company strengths2. Ensure you have the appropriate business
infrastructure3. Select a Hosting Service Provider4. Select the right partner program for your company5. Advertise and Promote your business
How to Get Started
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Verio is the Leading Global Provider of Hosted Computing Solutions for the SMB Market
• Hosted Servers• Application Hosting• SaaS
Verio is Owned by NTT• The world’s 2nd Largest Telecommunications Company• The 31st Largest Company in the World
• As ranked by the global Fortune 500, July 2010• Proven Track Record of Performance and Financial Strength
Verio Company Overview
2010 Top Women In The Channel
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Global Market Coverage via NTT’s Reliable/Scalable Global IP Network and Data Centers
Co-located in Many of the World’s Most Robust Data Centers
Data Centers Located on Multiple Continents - Asia, Europe, Australia, North America and South America
State-of-the-art, Maximum Security SAS 70 Data Centers
Verio Company Overview -Global Network
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Interested in Learning More About Verio’s Partner Programs?:
Contact Brandon Miles:
Phone: [email protected] or visit viaverio.com
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QUESTIONS?