Defining the Future - What is XaaS?

Looking at today’s business models, As a Service (aaS) models are easy to spot. Once, we had cassette tapes and CDs. Today, we have online music subscriptions. Not only do you pay less with a music subscription service, you now have on-demand access to exponentially more content than you could afford if you had to buy each album individually. You are also no longer responsible for locally storing, organizing, and maintaining a huge library of CD’s.

While customers are the lifeblood of every business, data is equally valuable. Of course, data and customers are closely related as businesses collect and mine massive troves of customer data.

Artificial intelligence continues to make headlines as developers consider the technology’s potential to solve the most intractable technical problems with ease. But AI isn’t a magic cure-all for any problem – it’s a very specific set of tools for solving a specific set of problems.

Outsourcing high-volume, low-impact tasks can transform the profitability of any business or enterprise. IT managers who enjoy the ability to focus on their most valuable processes can cut out unnecessary inefficiencies and costs from their processes.

In this digital age, there are countless threats to the data systems of businesses. Hackers are constantly looking for the newest way to gain access to important information. 

This problem is compounded by the number of connected devices employees use throughout the day. There was a time when IT departments only had to worry about the security of the desktop computers on the network. Now, there are laptops, printers, tablets, smartphones, and other connected devices like smart speakers that provide hackers with a new point of entry.

When planning for IT services there is one question that must be answered by every business: how do you choose between managed IT services vs in-house IT services? The answer to that question is not always immediately clear. Some businesses may opt for in-house IT services because of the perceived benefit of having someone on staff dedicated to the operation.