Date Published: March 2009.

Author: Claudio Vacalebre.

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Have you ever heard about HDA (Hosting Deployment Accelerators)?...

As stated at official HDA page:

The Hosting Deployment Accelerator includes a variety of practical resources that service providers, systems integrators, and independent software vendors (ISVs) can use to rapidly deploy Windows Server 2008. Resources include technical and marketing materials on Windows Server 2008, Internet Information Services 7.0, Microsoft System Center, SQL Server 2008, and Windows SharePoint Services.

Let's have a look at what is included in HDA...

HDA is an HTML application (.hta) and it exploits Silverlight to expose a simple and effective user interface

When you try to open it a security warning is displayed, feel safe to click the run button!... :-)

HDA includes a lot of useful content including guidance to build, sell and market hosting solutions based on Microsoft technology.

I really think it is a MUST HAVE for everyone approaching the hosting business, either a startup or a well established hosting company.

It would be limiting to list here all the sections as they includes [virtual] tons of information

So explore it yourself and have fun!...