Is "Hosting" Dead?

[PickleZone]

Hi All -

Hey... good discussions here. I have been in the hosting business for close to 10 years, as a reseller, working for Microsoft, as Managing Director of HostingPortland, then owner of my own hosting company.

I think "Hosting" (the term... NOT the service) is dead.

What I mean by that is that in my experience:

• a) Most business people don't understand the term, or even care... they just want their website online
• b) All of the technical features are becoming overkill... who really needs 40000 of data storage for a standard website?*
• c) Open source applications and content management systems are changing what's expected of hosting providers... a focus on what the tools offered can DO for a client, instead of the static tech. stats so often promoted

What do you think? Take the poll. I think a good brainstorm is in order.

Yours - Scott

*Maybe this means that we are evolving to rich media sites that will require more storage space

[silverfreak]

Just curious, what would you replace the word "hosting" with?

[mambug]

Well since the world is starting to revolve around the internet, and people's life, company and information is stored on the internet, I think Hosting is a big deal. The term itself is kinda vague, I mean hosting does't just refer to internet related "housing" it's just a general term and hosting just happened to become associated with the internet style aperture.

[silverfreak]

I think Web hosting fits - no reason to change it just yet. Of course, "Online storage" has been growing as well with Web sites like photo bucket or other alternative personal backup Online options. Anything else I can think of just sounds too "wordy" for me personally...

Then again, maybe I just don't want to have to rename my podcast from the Web Hosting Show to the "Show About Storage on the Internet and Stuff".

[nikky]

I think for the persons who are in this business hosting as a term means much. But for the persons who just order the sites and don't know how to promote them to bring some money it means nothing.

[gender]

Sure no! wath for example the results of voting.

[gender]

Moder, sorry for the oftop.

[CaroNet-Hesham]

Huh? Dude... what's up with you?
Hosting will always be called hosting

[Softlayer Sales]

The market is not ever going to be done with. However, it will and is constantly evolving. Perhaps the term may change in a couple of years but the industry as a whole will continue to evolve and those who don't keep up will be lost.

This next quarter is going to be HUGE for the hosting industry.

My $0.02.

Thanks guys!

[ReliableServers]

The market will always keep evolving, now will anything as much of an impact as Ev1 did a few years ago....doubtful.