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WBH ( Windows-based Hosting )
he Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting version 4.5 brings together Windows Server System products and technologies that enable service providers to operate more efficiently and serve customers better. Designed for use in data centers with 50 or more servers, the solution delivers a set of tools, best practices, scripts, code samples, and documentation that system engineers and network architects can use to develop a highly available, highly scalable hosting environment that is cost-effective to run.
With Windows-based Hosting , service providers can deploy hosting infrastructure components that tightly integrate with Web hosting and hosted application. Yet the solution also allows for considerable deployment flexibility. You can install just those components and services that meet your business needs or you can introduce specific components into an existing data center platform. The following figure shows the set of infrastructure components you can use to provide the operational foundation for hosted services.
- Benefit
- Easy to maintain.
- Get started on the windows platform.
- Reduce operations costs for current windows hosters.
- Reduce server build times.
- Add easy-to-use management and reporting tools.
- Automate provisioning and enable customer self-administration.
- Automate patch management.
- Help You Create New or Value-Added Service Offerings.
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- Hosted Services
The solution infrastructure components provide directory services, data storage, provisioning, software update management, and other technologies that help manage and automate data center operations and administration. Deploying these technologies can significantly lower operational costs. The following table summarizes the hosting infrastructure components and the associated Microsoft technologies and functions.
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[ Table: Hosting Infrastructure Components ]
| Component |
Product |
Functions |
| Server Purposing |
Windows Automated Deployment Services (ADS) |
Automate multi-server builds and accelerate the process of deploying Windows-based servers. |
| Centralized Management |
Active Directory |
Centrally manages users, accounts, servers, group policies, services, and security. |
| Welcome to Monitoring and Reporting |
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) |
Proactively monitors both internal data center and customer site operations; includes step-by-step guidance on developing management packs for hosted applications. |
| Service Provisioning |
Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) |
Automates routine administrative service management tasks such as adding new users, and provisioning applications and services. |
| Update Management |
Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) |
Centralizes and automates the process of performing software and security updates. |
- Infrastructure Components
Infrastructure components provide a platform for implementing and supporting hosted services, the solution's revenue-generating components. The Windows-based hosting infrastructure enables you deliver hosted services to customers, such as Web hosting and data hosting. Generally, any proprietary applications that will run on Windows Server 2003 can be integrated into Windows-based hosting environment. The services may require deployment of hosting infrastructure pieces, but not in all cases. The following table describes the hosted services components and the associated Microsoft technologies and functions.
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[ Table: Hosted Services Components ]
| Component |
Product |
Functions |
| Web Hosting |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Microsoft APS.NET |
Provides a variety of Web hosting services including ASP.NET and Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions. |
| Data Hosting |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
Provides customers with reliable shared or dedicated database services to power their Web sites and applications. |
| Windows SharePoint Services Hosting |
Windows SharePoint Services |
Enables private team site hosting for customers for document and information sharing. |
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