SERVICE PROVIDER


Planning the xSP server environment
The generic term "xSP" can refer to many different types of service providers -- application, Internet, storage, and management -- to name just a few.

An IBM® Lotus® Domino® service provider delivers services to small-and medium-sized businesses, or multiple hosted organizations from a single Domino domain. To those hosted organization, the service provider offers Internet protocol-based access to a specific set of applications running on Domino servers. By using a service provider, a company can outsource the administration of applications and services that were formerly run on the company's computer infrastructure.

This portion of the documentation focuses on the decisions you will be making when planning and setting up your xSP server environment. You can then use your xSP server to host small and medium businesses.

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