Business on Demand

What makes the iomart Group different?

The managed services market is experiencing growth. Cloud and hosting markets are poised to get very big. At $20.3 billion in 2009 cloud hosting/computing markets are anticipated to reach $100.4 billion by 2016. Applications and infrastructure markets are coming together to make information technology delivery a utility, with on demand systems able to scale to meet the needs of users with those users paying for the flexible capacity they use.

Virtualisation, for example, offers the potential for reducing overall IT footprint but its successful implementation requires skill sets and operational management that are not easily found.

Angus MacSween, CEO iomart Group, states: "From a supplier viewpoint, the market is increasingly seeking a collaborative/partner model rather than the traditional 'cookie cutter' approach. If a customer is effectively placing its entire core business in the hands of a third party they will demand more than a standard template service agreement."

"Trust will become the vital USP for any managed and cloud hosting provider, and that provider will be expected to demonstrate core and proven competencies in the hosting market."

"A complete 'one source' managed hosting service is very different to what's on offer from other data centre facility (space and power only) and hosting providers (lease their data centre space from third parties) which places iomart in a very strong position in the market."

The iomart Group is well placed to capitalise in this growing market as it is unique amongst smaller niche managed hosting companies in that it combines over a decade's worth of hosting experience with its own data centre and network infrastructure, employs its own dedicated technical and development staff, and is therefore able to deliver and manage the complete set of vertical components in the hosting arena from domain names to cloud computing via a range of premium brands. In other words, the iomart Group can offer its clients total accountability and assurance.

The Group is proud to stand behind its pledge of delivering 100% business uptime to its customers, a pledge that it can offer because it owns and manages the entire customer experience. For all of us working within the Group it is more than a marketing slogan, it is at the heart of everything we do.