Another option is managed
hosting, which also was discussed
in Chapter 7. As shown
in Figure 10-22, a solution
provider such as Rackspace
can host and maintain a corporate
Web site. Rackspace
states that its customers will
“never have to implement,
update, troubleshoot, patch,
monitor, administer, backup
data, or worry again.”
A systems analyst confronts
a bewildering array of
products and strategies when
implementing Internet-based
systems. A good starting point
might be to consider the experience
of other companies in
the same industry. Many
firms, including Sybase,
offer success stories and case
studies of successful systems development, as shown in Figure 10-23. Although each situation
is different, this type of research can provide valuable information about a vendor’s
products and services.