PROVIDING MULTIPLE ONLINE DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

1 . A method, comprising the steps of:

A) networking a plurality of servers within a datacenter, wherein at least one of said plurality of servers is running at least one software-enabled data management service comprising an email security service; a managed datacenter service; a shared exchange hosting service; a storage, recovery, and backup service; and a network security service; a customer relationship management service; a human resources management service; a financial system management service; and a collaboration software service, each of said plurality of servers being communicatively coupled to a network; and

B) providing a control panel hosted on at least one of said plurality of servers, said control panel comprising a plurality of tools for managing said at least one software-enabled data management service.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of, prior to step B): offering said at least one software-enabled data management service for sale to said user; and, if said at least one software-enabled data management service is purchased by said user, proceeding to step B).

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein said managed datacenter service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed load balancing service, a server management service, and a managed network access service.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said email security service is selected from the group consisting of an email encryption service, a virus scanning service, a spam filtering service, a content filtering service, and an under attack mitigation service.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service provides a user with file transfer protocol access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service comprises an application programming interface providing a user with access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said network security service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed intrusion detection service, and a managed intrusion prevention service.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said network is selected from the group consisting of the Internet, a public switched telephone network, a global Telex network, a computer network, an intranet, an extranet, a local-area network, a wide-area network, a wired network, and a wireless network.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said control panel comprises a webpage.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein said control panel comprises a website.

11 . The method of 10 , wherein said datacenter comprises a physical datacenter.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said datacenter comprises a virtual datacenter.

13 . A method, comprising the steps of:

A) networking a plurality of servers within a datacenter, wherein at least one of said plurality of servers is running at least one software-enabled data management service selected from the group consisting of an email security service; a managed datacenter service; a shared exchange hosting service; a storage, recovery, and backup service; a network security service; a customer relationship management service; a human resources management service; a financial system management service; and a collaboration software service, each of said plurality of servers being communicatively coupled to a network; and

B) providing a control panel hosted on at least one of said plurality of servers, said control panel comprising a plurality of tools for managing said at least one software-enabled data management service.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising the steps of, prior to step B): offering said at least one software-enabled data management service for sale to said user; and, if said at least one software-enabled data management service is purchased by said user, proceeding to step B).

15 . The method of claim 14 wherein said managed datacenter service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed load balancing service, a server management service, and a managed network access service.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein said email security service is selected from the group consisting of an email encryption service, a virus scanning service, a spam filtering service, a content filtering service, and an under attack mitigation service.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service provides a user with file transfer protocol access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein said storage, recovery, and backup service comprises an application programming interface providing a user with access to a plurality of data stored on at least one of said plurality of servers via a client communicatively coupled to said network.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein said network security service is selected from the group consisting of a private network service, a managed firewall service, a managed intrusion detection service, and a managed intrusion prevention service.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein said network is selected from the group consisting of the Internet, a public switched telephone network, a global Telex network, a computer network, an intranet, an extranet, a local-area network, a wide-area network, a wired network, and a wireless network.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein said control panel comprises a webpage.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said control panel comprises a website.

23 . The method of 22 , wherein said datacenter comprises a physical datacenter.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said datacenter comprises a virtual datacenter.