July 16, 2003
Fly To The Planet
Lots of hosting providers are offering migration incentives to potential customers. But The Planet is going the extra mile - in fact, a lot of extra miles. The managed hosting provider is offering to fly qualified prospects to Dallas for free to inspect the company's 60,000 square foot data center. For companies who switch, The Planet is including up to 250 hours of transition services at no charge.
"We recognize that in todays hosting environment, migration plans are currently a dime a dozen," said Lance Crosby, chief operating officer of The Planet. "In The Planets case, were prepared to invest our dollars upfront because its clear that our BMP (Business Migration Program) will offer qualified customers an instantaneous return on their investment."
Business executives who accept The Planet's offer will also receive a detailed migration plan, addressing the number of servers, switching configurations, load balancing and firewall evaluation, routing configuration, and backup and storage options.
What next, helicopter rides? Kidding aside, the "MigrationWars" are prompting increasingly aggressive incentives. Relocating a complex IT and hosting operation is always a hassle. But competition among providers is offering lots of interesting choices for savvy hosting shoppers.