Managed hosting

In computing, a Managed Support Provider (MSP) focuses on providing third-party services principally to information technology infrastructure. While the usage, in 2009, which tends to get the most attention is in the context of cloud computing, MSP services certainly are not limited to things provided remotely to information technology staff.

MSP services can range from a remotely managed router or firewall at the customer premises, to support service for end users such as first-line help centers and backup of individual PCs, to services remote to specific data centers such as disaster recovery, to cloud services where the service is not associated with a specific geographic location.