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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Proving the relevancy of its "No More Servers" initiative, IT hosting provider Rackspace Hosting (www.rackspace.com) has found that more than half of businesses polled in its latest survey said they would "love to never have to buy another server again."
According to the results of a survey conducted by LoudHouse, released today on behalf of Rackspace, businesses are continuing to struggle with the demands of managing their own servers. The study polled more than 441 IT managers at mid-size enterprises, and found that 58 percent of respondents cited the "hassle of managing servers" as a challenge for their organization, while 61 percent of IT managers said "time to drive innovation" was a challenge. Also, about one third of IT staff time is spent on server management, which could limit their ability to focus on strategic initiatives that could benefit business.
"IT should be an enabler," Rackspace Hosting president and chief executive officer Lanham Napier said in a statement. "The survey seems to reveal that a huge chunk of time and resources are spent keeping the lights on and preventing problems. Rackspace, with its world class Fanatical Support, can free organizations from the hassle of server management and enable their IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives that will positively impact the business."
The research underscores Rackspace's recent launch of No More Servers (www.rackspace.com/nomoreservers), a campaign and community dedicated to a new way of buying IT which includes managed hosting, cloud computing and email hosting. Rackspace brand vice president Debbie Serot and strategy vice president Andrew Schroepfer were hired to lead this effort, where their experience will help show businesses how they can benefit from hosted services.
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