Several years ago, businesses began to consider outsourcing their server hosting needs, as the services became available and – perhaps most importantly for businesses – offered a way to increase savings in the IT department.
However, more and more companies have reason to consider offerings such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), one option within the cloud, as experts have revealed that these initiatives have changed the landscape of computing as a whole.
Managed hosting and the technologies related to the service have allowed businesses of all sizes “to augment their in-house data centres with off-site, third-party facilities to either offset their costs or accelerate their deployment,” explained Jeff Kaplan, managing director of ThinkStrategies and a leading industry expert.
“The emergence of highly elastic, pay-per-use, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud computing services has redefined how hosting services are packaged, priced and provisioned,” he added.
SaaS allows businesses to subscribe to computer programmes via the internet, meaning a lowered initial expenditure and less hassle with upgrades. Email has become a popular service delivered by SaaS, which can deliver solutions across an entire network.
“As a result, cloud computing services have redefined the hardware and software marketplace, along with the hosting industry,” Kaplan said.
The tech expert asserted that he “believes this ‘cloud rush’ will inevitably result in an industry shakeout and many of today’s hosting companies will be swept away by the wave of new cloud computing services.”
When choosing a SaaS provider, businesses should ensure their candidates are at the front line of these new technologies, as well as providing top-notch customer support, Kaplan said.
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