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NETWORK-AS-A- SERVICE : THE RISE OF THE RESILIENT NETWORK
Jacob Chacko , Regional Director – Middle East , Saudi and South Africa at Aruba , a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company , explores the history of Network-as-a-Service , its presence today and where it might be heading .
Over a decade ago , enterprise flexibility was a ‘ nice-to-have ’ for many businesses – considered an additional competitive advantage rather than an imperative and certainly not at the top of the corporate agenda . Fast forward to 2022 and flexibility now equals survival . As distributed workforces becomes the long-term reality , change is our new constant and flexibility is no longer optional . Today ’ s increasingly remote and hybrid workforces have created new issues for IT teams , who are already under huge pressure to ensure that enterprise networks remain reliable , secure , scalable and compliant . Put simply – the importance of a resilient network has never been more paramount .
According to Deloitte , these new networking demands are one of the key factors driving the need for more flexible consumption models from IT services providers . Its findings show that the pandemic has accelerated a shift towards As-a-Service offerings – three-quarters of its IT leader respondents reported that they were running half of their enterprise IT-as-a- Service . As the report states , ‘ XaaS seems to have won enterprises ’ hearts , minds and wallets .’
Aruba ’ s own recent research confirms this surge towards new service models . Our report , featuring insights from 5,400 IT leaders across EMEA , shows how organisations are adjusting to increased flexibility needs and why Network-as-a-Service ( NaaS ) may well become the consumption model of choice .
The NaaS paradigm
Digital Transformation in the post-pandemic era is drawing IT leaders towards network models that
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