Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 16 | Page 53

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The ITMaaS value proposition The ITMaaS segment forms part of the broader SaaS world, which is increasingly attractive in the midst of tough economic conditions. ITMaaS vendors provide the essential management tools that enable users to access and view an IT environment, monitor and evaluate performance and ultimately improve the functionality of IT environments through a cloud delivery model. The ability to gain visibility into an internal IT structure and www.intelligentcio.com deliver the performance data is a critical component within the management process. Through ITMaaS offerings, enterprises can easily capture, analyse and monitor the risks, costs, capacity constraints and other performance metrics that help ensure the optimisation of IT resources. Moreover, ITMaaS can deliver the ability to monitor new technologies, in a seamless and time effective manner, as they are added to the stack. Above all, leveraging IT to deliver consistent, quality customer service is pivotal to competitive advantage FEATURE: IT OUTSOURCING Hannes Botes, Chief Technology Officer, MANXiT INTELLIGENTCIO 53