XaaS Checklist: Should Your Business Transition Away from Traditional Approaches?

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XaaS Checklist: Should Your Business Transition Away From Traditional Approaches?

Traditional models of IT infrastructure can inhibit digital transformation and lead to mounting tech debt. Discover how to thrive in the modern world of business with as-a-Service (aaS) solutions and refocus on driving strategic goals.

Unpacking the difference between these two approaches

Traditional:

Create vendor lock-in
Inflexible, high costs
Limit scalability and require capacity planning
Lifecycle management by internal team

aaS

Allow integration of multiple vendor solutions across storage, compute, network and more
Financial flexibility and predictable spending
On-demand scalability
Upgrades and management handled by vendor(s)

Is XaaS right for your organization?

Are you feeling the pressure of tech debt from traditional approaches?
Traditional models require businesses to carry the responsibility of hardware lifecycles, refreshes and upgrades. As time goes on, significant upfront costs and complex capacity planning can prevent organizations from investing in upgrades — leading to legacy hardware. With XaaS approaches, organizations can grow with demand or scale back when things slow down while offloading the ownership of quickly aging hardware resources.

Is your organization experiencing a compelling event?
Whether a support renewal is approaching, assets are reaching end-of-life (EoL) or a large strategic shift is on the horizon, decision-making periods like these can allow businesses to evaluate if what they’ve been doing is the best fit. If your organization is in similar circumstances, it may be a good idea to consider how XaaS offerings could accelerate transformation with reduced risk.

Do you feel CapEx spending is limiting innovation in your organization?
CapEx is the way businesses have always done things — and that mindset can be a significant hindrance to innovation. Organizations that leverage XaaS solutions often find their internal IT teams can refocus on more strategic initiatives and cost savings can be reinvested into the pursuit of other business goals.

Examples of XaaS solutions

Storage as a Service (STaaS): With data and AI becoming more crucial to business decisions than ever, STaaS provides a path to better data storage. The ability to scale up quickly while maintaining higher resiliency than on-prem solutions has many organizations turning to STaaS to support their goals.
Network as a Service (NaaS): These solutions can help relieve internal staff of networking resources' complex and time-consuming management tasks. Additionally, NaaS often results in a higher-performing network landscape for organizations while giving them access to cutting-edge security tools.
Hybrid Cloud as a Service (HCaaS): For newcomers to cloud, HCaaS can be a valuable way to transition toward more cloud-based operations without having to tackle an enterprise-wide migration. This approach can give organizations a great balance of scalability and security while containing cloud costs.

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Infographic XaaS Checklist: Should Your Business Transition Away from Traditional Approaches?

See how XaaS approaches can help your organization unlock innovation and accelerate digital transformation.