Help Grow Your Business With Microsoft Windows Web Hosting. Name Title Organization

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2 Help Grow Your Business With Microsoft Windows Web Hosting Name Title Organization

3 Tide Is Turning In Favor Of Hosting Providers Shared hosting will grow from $2.6 Billion in 2005 to $3 billion in 2010 Dedicated managed hosting will rise from $1.7 billion in 2005 to $2.5 billion in 2010 Web-based services will grow from $2.9 billion in 2005 to $4.1 billion in 2010 $10.7B spending on SaaS in 2009 IDC ($1.7B Infrastructure Software Opportunity) Online advertising and marketing will increase from $1.3 billion in 2005 to almost $9.3 billion in 2010 Source: IDC Supply Report, Mid-2006 Edition

4 What s Driving Demand Business are connecting online SMB s are staring to get it They understand the power of a rich online presence A static website just wont cut it! Collaboration is increasing in importance BLOGS, WIKI s are becoming a standard Consumers are more actively engaged Web is more and more a part of daily life Web marketing spending is increasing to reach more customers AdCenter, Google, Yahoo, etc.

5 Why Choose Windows Based Hosting Solutions? Renewed focus on service strategy Full suite of products for your end-customer and partner segments. Scalability, lower TCO, better diagnostic tools Windows Server ecosystem SQL, IIS, Active Directory, MOM, WSUS, WSS Simpleified licensing mechanism SPLA program Hire the right people Certified Windows based Hosting training and certification programs. Take advantage of the MS brand presence Users prefer Windows

6 Customers Prefer Windows 62% declare that the Website Environment matters for Hosting Windows is favored 4 to 1 over Linux 12 % Linux 38% No preference 50% Prefer Windows Familiarity, Previous Experience Easy to Use Widely Used OS Preference for Windows Programs Source: Based on a 2006 study conducted by Edge Strategies with end customers in the US and UK

7 What Is Windows Based Hosting (WBH)? The Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting consists of a set of independent components divided into two categories: Infrastructure components Designed to streamline management, administration, and monitoring of the hosting environment and to lower operational costs Hosted services components Managed applications that are deployed on top of the infrastructure component of the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting version 4.0

8 Do More With WBH Hosted Service Components Leverage the flexibility and scalability of SQL 2005 Target multiple channels SMB s, Resellers, ISV, Developers Up sell and upgrade path from Express to Enterprise Deliver increased Web server reliability and availability with IIS 6.0. Specially tuned for deploying ASP.NET applications; allow developers to create, deploy and manage business-enabling Web applications more quickly and easily Create Functional hosting offers with SharePoint Service v3.0 Blogging Collaboration 40 Ready built templates focusing on your vertical markets

9 WBH Helps You Target Multiple Business Segments Service Provider Resellers/ Developers ISV Consumer Mid Market SMB Consumer Mid Market SMB

10 Windows Server And Tools Integration

11 Functional Hosting Opportunities Using Sharepoint 24% of SMB Companies expressed an interest in adopting Hosted SharePoint solutions (1.6m companies) Industry or Vertical % of Best Candidates Professional Services 20% Finance, Real Estate, and Insurance (FIRE) 16% Construction 16% Business Services 11% Consumer Services 8% Healthcare 7% Business Function % of SMBs with High Need Project Management 39% Problem Resolution 35% Lightweight CRM 28% Centralized Document Management 26% Departmental Portals 22% Source: Edge Strategies

12 Sharepoint Services V3.0 Enables Functional Hosting Business Trend in SMB 80% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) purchasing or evaluating Software as a Service to: Focus on business Increase employee productivity Eliminate managing technology Service provider opportunity Have customer relationship Have expertise Have infrastructure Become the IT shop for SMBs Technology Windows SharePoint Services Application development platform Pre-built applications Collaboration tools Delivery Hosted Windows SharePoint Services provides business solutions for SMBs Source: Edge Strategies 2005

13 Ecosystem To Help You Build Rich Offers On Windows Control Panels Site Builders System Integrators

14 Microsoft Hosting Program Benefits Monthly hosting newsletter Occasional (1x per year) postal, phone, and about seminars in your area SPLA Program updates Technical guidance on deploying our hosting solutions Ability to download the Hosting Solutions for free Download the Windows-based Hosting Solutions version 4.5 Marketing GTM tools (presentations, website content, flash demos) Lead generation through product launch promotions Marketing resources and tool kits to help you target customers Windows based hosting toolkit Training support Microsoft Certification and Exam for Web Hosting Administration Web casts Certification Microsoft technical community Online technical forums Staffed by Microsoft hosting team

15 Windows Hosting Roadmap Solution for Windows-Based Hosting 4.5 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SQL Server Hosting Toolkit Support for Microsoft AJAX Framework core Windows Virtualization Management Windows Server Longhorn & IIS 7

16 Summary The hosting market is only getting bigger Functional hosting is expected to play a bigger role SaaS continues to grow Hosters are having success with the Microsoft Windows offers Build functional offers for specific customer segments Microsoft provides the guidance and tools to build offers Leverage WBH to take advantage of these opportunities Get started by going to

17 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.