Does the ASP own its network operations center or lease space?
Increasingly, companies are outsourcing their networking centers because the cost of continual innovation in their products is a higher priority than building a secure, state-of-the-art hosting center. This market dynamic is driving the development of regional, highly secure ISPs that are challenging the market leadership that Exodus has had for the last several years. Clearly, Exodus leads the industry with its orientation on security. Be sure to visit its site and see the direction it is taking, influencing the broader industry in the process. Unless you are dealing with one of the largest ASPs in the industry, those who have the financial strength to sustain their own network operations center, it’s best to go with a company that has an outsourced center with one of the industry leaders in hosting, including Exodus or InFlow. • Is there an application roadmap? One of the attributes that I have seen when working with ASPs on their direction as a company is the relative ease or diffic
