Qwest and Loudcloud Team to Deliver Managed Hosting Services
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👈 Official Responses: 0 -> lumen.com), the broadband communications company, and Loudcloud, Inc., (loudcloud.com), aleading managed services provider, have announced astrategic alliance that will deliver to corporations aflexible managed services solution, from the networkthrough the hosted Web application. Qwest expects theagreement to generate approximately $260 million ofincremental services over the next five years.
Under the five-year agreement, Loudcloud and Qwestwill co-market and sell each other's services,leveraging the benefits of Qwest's nationwide saleschannel and Loudcloud's leadership in the MSP sector.Loudcloud becomes Qwest's preferred provider ofhosting and complex Web application managementservices, and Qwest becomes Loudcloud's preferredprovider of data center and network services to bothcompanies' customers.
Qwest and Loudcloud will jointly deliver an end-to-endmanaged application hosting solution by leveragingQwest's North American and European CyberCenters andLoudcloud's managed services offering. The companieswill offer the solution to both existing and newcustomers that want to outsource the operational andtechnical tasks associated with complex Internet andWeb-based application management. The two companieswill jointly market and sell the solution.
"The ability to take advantage of both Qwest's leadingdata center and network capabilities on an as-neededbasis and its sales and marketing force will allowLoudcloud to better service customers, expand ourreach to new customers and reduce the company's costbase," said Ben Horowitz, CEO and co-founder ofLoudcloud. "We are delighted to be entering such acommitted partnership with Qwest based on itsstrategic vision, technical excellence and qualityservice."
As part of the agreement, Loudcloud will host themajority of its new clients in select QwestCyberCenters. The companies will deploy Loudcloud'sOpsware automation technology in these data centers toprovide managed services. Loudcloud will occupy spacein these facilities on a "just in time" basis as newcustomers are added and as capacity needs grow. Theagreement also is backed by revenue and volumecommitments between the two companies.
Qwest will also transition the management of itscorporate Internet site, Qwest.com, to Loudcloud.Qwest.com contains approximately 15,000 pages and, ina typical month, receives almost 14 million pageviews, and processes more than 8,500 orders.
🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 1
👈 Official Responses: 0 -> lumen.com), the broadband communications company, and Loudcloud, Inc., (loudcloud.com), aleading managed services provider, have announced astrategic alliance that will deliver to corporations aflexible managed services solution, from the networkthrough the hosted Web application. Qwest expects theagreement to generate approximately $260 million ofincremental services over the next five years.
Under the five-year agreement, Loudcloud and Qwestwill co-market and sell each other's services,leveraging the benefits of Qwest's nationwide saleschannel and Loudcloud's leadership in the MSP sector.Loudcloud becomes Qwest's preferred provider ofhosting and complex Web application managementservices, and Qwest becomes Loudcloud's preferredprovider of data center and network services to bothcompanies' customers.
Qwest and Loudcloud will jointly deliver an end-to-endmanaged application hosting solution by leveragingQwest's North American and European CyberCenters andLoudcloud's managed services offering. The companieswill offer the solution to both existing and newcustomers that want to outsource the operational andtechnical tasks associated with complex Internet andWeb-based application management. The two companieswill jointly market and sell the solution.
"The ability to take advantage of both Qwest's leadingdata center and network capabilities on an as-neededbasis and its sales and marketing force will allowLoudcloud to better service customers, expand ourreach to new customers and reduce the company's costbase," said Ben Horowitz, CEO and co-founder ofLoudcloud. "We are delighted to be entering such acommitted partnership with Qwest based on itsstrategic vision, technical excellence and qualityservice."
As part of the agreement, Loudcloud will host themajority of its new clients in select QwestCyberCenters. The companies will deploy Loudcloud'sOpsware automation technology in these data centers toprovide managed services. Loudcloud will occupy spacein these facilities on a "just in time" basis as newcustomers are added and as capacity needs grow. Theagreement also is backed by revenue and volumecommitments between the two companies.
Qwest will also transition the management of itscorporate Internet site, Qwest.com, to Loudcloud.Qwest.com contains approximately 15,000 pages and, ina typical month, receives almost 14 million pageviews, and processes more than 8,500 orders.
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