Traditionally, a data centre is a computer facility to house systems and various components associated with them. A data centre is intended to be safe, with the data stored in it secure under all conditions. Managed services are basically about the everyday transference of management responsibility for better and effective operations.
In the fast developing technological world of today, data centre and managed services are increasingly being provided by specialised companies. It can be considered that the vendors are the ones who provide the platform while the managed service providers are the companies who make use of this platform and provide IT services to end users in the market sector. Sometimes the vendors may offer platforms for the local use of the IT staff. In such cases the high enterprise companies prefer to use their MSP in outsourcing all their IT needs.
The line of services provided generally includes managed hosting, data centre services such as data security, and PCI hosting. Various specialised managed services are also provided sometimes. With new services such as e-business hosting and disaster recovery hitting the block, this sector is bound to be a big one in the near future.