Business Solution Guide for Decision Makers
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Special IBM Offer I. Why
Business Matters To You?
I.
Why Business Matters To You ? Internet & Web -
Indispensable in Today's Business • Maintaining
an edge in the E-business economy
The Power of Internet and Web
for Your Customers •
By 2001, $222B in transactions predicted in E-commerce
spending The Power of Internet and Web for
Your Business •
Business-to-business Internet trade expected to exceed $800B
by 2002, $1.3 trillion in 2003 Some Main Concerns on Internet and Web •
Ensuring the networked infrastructure is secure and
reliable, while managing cost The cost of downtime...
(Click the above image to see the enlarged picture) IBM White Papers Why Planning Business Is Critical? •
Gain speed to market very important Outsourced E-Business: Do They Make Sense for Your Company?Call IBM 'On Demand' Expert (1-800-IBM-7080) II. The Internet is expanding 1000% per year and the demand from
businesses on reliable and scalable network services, secured server systems and rapid application development are tremendous.
Significant public and commercial network infrastructure investment have been made in the recent past.
Companies are in the best position now to
take advantages of the available infrastructure to conduct their businesses and offer efficient business solution
and services to their customers. The following diagram gives a simple pictorial illustration
what the demand is.
Naturally, E-Commerce is demanding a whole range of solutions. IBM is well prepared to offer a total solution to meet this demand. Following a brief introduction of IBM product family and services, we provide an outline of a buseness planning guide for decision makers like you. You will be able to assess your company situation and engage a productive discussion with IBM experts to develop your business strategy, plan and implementation. III. IBM Product Family and Services relevant to
Business IBM offers a wide range of products and services. In addition, IBM has formulated a large group of development and business partners in order to bring innovative solutions to our clients. IBM invests xx billion dollars in R&D to develop hardware and software products. It is our business to be in the forefront of technologies and it is also our business to recognize any innovative product that nust be incorporated in our solutions to meet our customers' needs. To provide you a picture of what IBM offers we have organized our products, services and solutions in the four tables below. Each offering is linked to our web site for more detailed descriptions. A quick glance of these tables on hardware, software, services and solutions will give you an impression on IBM's strength. When you decide to engage IBM as your e-business partner or provider, this strength will be your strength. Table 1 Hardware Products Table 2 Software Products Table 3 Services Table 4 Solutions The bredth of products is necessary for meeting demands in E-business but it is the depth of our knowledge in solution development with our customers that sets IBM apart from others in offering total solution to meet our customer's complete satisfaction. E-business demand is not only broad ranged but also extremely dynamic. We engage a large family of development and business partners to meet the e-business demand, be it in new innovations, product enhancements or cross product or cross platform integrations. Sprint
E|Solutions Internet Backbone •
Built with clear technological advantage: first to deploy 100%
digital, fiber-optic, self-healing network Sprint Has A Proud Track Record for Delivering the Best and
Latest in Communications and Web Solutions IV. IBM
Business Planning Guide: Strategy, Plan and Implementation to Complete satisfaction e-business on demand (trade Mark) is The Next Utility (Trade mark). Thirsty? Turn on the water tap. In the dark? Flick on the light switch. Looking for e-business solutions? e-business on demand makes them just about as easy as working with any other utility. It's data storage, Web hosting, e-procurement and more. A wide range of e-business services - managed, hosted, serviced, upgraded and delivered to your door without worrying over the details. With e-business on demand, end-to-end e-business can be as accessible, affordable, and as easy-to-use as water, gas, telephone or electricity. By giving up the burden of IT ownership, your company can vastly increase its access to computing power, expertise, and innovation. Subscribe to what you need today. Turn it up when you need more. For large companies, it's saving millions in up-front investments in hardware, software, integration, and hiring. For growing companies, it's the sophisticated network of a larger competitor at a fraction of the cost. With e-business on demand, we focus on your technology, you focus on your business. Together, we focus on your success. Sprint E|Solutions Internet Centers are secure and environmentally controlled facilities. These data centers offer un-matched features: Reliable
Network Connectivity: Extensive
Security Measures: Comprehensive
Environmental Controls: By year 2002, Sprint shall have 18 such centers world wide. (Click the above image to see the enlarged picture) Sprint Internet Innovation 1992
– Begin to provide Internet services V.
Sprint Products and Services Relevant to Web Hosting and
Collocation
Total Web Hosting Services •
Customized hosting solutions Web Hosting Service Packages Standard Custom Custom Collocation Options •
Sprint
E|Solutions Node
Site Monitoring
and Management On
Site services Benefits of Collocation - Reliability and Security from A Understanding Vendor
•
Sprint E|Solutions responsible for all components necessary to
provide a reliable, secure and environmentally controlled facility Advantages of Collocation - Total
Solution from A Trustworthy Vendor •
Direct connection to the Sprint OC-48 Internet backbone So,
Why Sprint? •
Internet Innovator for over
10 years VI.
Simple Steps for Engaging Web Hosting Sprint has trained experts to work with our customers to make the
web hosting simple no matter how extensive a web site or how many web
sites to be hosted. The following hyper linked form will guide you through a simple set
of steps to engage web hosting with Sprint. The click and call features
provided here will permit you to speak to our experts whenever you have a
question. The answer will be just a click away. Insert Web Hosting Engagement Form 1.
Contact a sales representative by using the Sprint E800 Directory and
establish an account name (no Cost is incurred at this point) Write down
the sales representative's name and phone number for future use. 2.
Fill
out the following survey questions to expedite the process of determining
what services are needed and what will be the cost (no commitment at this
point) 3.
Work
out a statement of work with the sales representative to determine the
specific service items, costs and deliverable schedules (Committing Sprint
and customer to a contract) 4.
Ask
your sales representative to establish the project team for your web
hosting project. The team list and phone numbers should be accessible by
you through the web and through this Mi-Card. with password
protection 5.
Demand
an implementation plan and schedule from your project team 6.
Monitor
project till its completion. Use project team list in the Sprint E800 directory to
communicate and assess progress VII.
Simple Procedure for Engaging Collocation Collocation involves having hardware, applications and services
located at Sprint Node site or Internet centers. In the former case, the
site is restricted in access whereas in the latter case, Customer has
unrestricted access. The following hyper linked form will guide you
through a simple procedure to engage collocation and complete
implementation with Sprint. The click and call features provided here will
permit you to speak to our experts whenever you have a question. The
answer will be just a click away. Insert Collocation Engagement Form 1.
Contact a Sprint sales representative by using the Sprint E800 Directory and
establish a customer account (no Cost is incurred at this point) Write
down the sales representative's name and phone number for future use. 2.
Fill
out the following survey questions to expedite the process of determining
what services are needed and what will be the cost (no commitment at this
point) 3.
Work out a statement of work with the sales representative to
determine the specific service items, costs and deliverable schedules
(Committing Sprint and customer to a contract) 4.
Ask
your sales representative to establish the project team for your
collocation project. The team list and phone numbers should be accessible
by you through the web and through this Mi-Card with password
protection 5.
Demand
an implementation plan and schedule from the project team 6.
Monitor
the project till its completion. Use project team list in the Sprint E800 Directory to
communicate and assess progress. VIII. Tips and Glossary Terms Relevant to Web Hosting and Collocation The following tips may be useful when you consider engaging web hosting and collocation. Tip 1: RESCUE (Reliability, Security, Cost,
Usability and Effectiveness) What physical space you really need? What is the exact cabinet or cage size ISP can provide for what cost? List the equipment you need to put in the collocation site when in operation versus when in implementation (some ISPs provide tools and equipment to aid the customers in implementation). Add to the equipment list the power requirements, any special power outlets, any unusual mounting device, any special cabling, any precaution in transport, freight elevator (watch out for those ISPs who do not have elevators), and carting. Examine the environmental spec and control the collocation provides such as temperature, humility, power regulation and standby power for electric outage. Technical and service supports are important and you need to understand the level the ISP provides and what do they cost, whether they are one time charge or on a monthly basis. Use RESCUE to develop a table listing all factors or parameters in one column and list the ISP names (at least two) on the row so you will have a comprehensive comparison between vendors on an apple to apple and orange to orange basis. A Glossary of relevant business and technical terms may be provided here for customers and Sprint staff's benefit. Examples may be: Access Point (Sprint's control of access to
Internet centers or node sites) XI.
Sprint E800 Directory Supporting Web Hosting and
Collocation The directory provided here allows customers and Sprint staff to
click and call any names and/or phone numbers listed in the directory from
any Internet connected PC or from a web page providing the directory
service. It is very convenient and powerful communication tool for project
management and team work. | ||||||||||||||||