ENEnterprises are ready to expand their NaaS deployments beyond the cloud. Extending the service flexibility and control of NaaS to other office locations-headquarters, branches, manufacturing facilities, retail locations, and other sites-allows enterprises to manage services to these locations more efficiently by partnering with recognized brands specializing in the field.
Network as a service powerfully brings together network virtualization, SD-WAN, cloud, and security. The pace of change is speeding up: services need to keep pace by being flexible and easy to consume.
Businesses are widely upgrading to virtual SD-WAN, routers, and firewalls. They will next focus on virtualizing security to protect hybrid working, cloud-based applications, and the shift from private WAN to public internet connectivity.
Businesses rarely virtualize their networks without the help of service partners. Omdia sees just 3% of adopters deciding to go it alone, and do-it-yourself satisfaction runs low. Large modern networks are complex, and a do-it-yourself model is risky.
Virtualized networking at scale can be complicated. Managed services partners let the business offload complexity and focus on their in-house priorities. More than three-fourths of large enterprises (77%) turn to partners to manage underlying network platforms. Managed orchestration sets up and adjusts environments, handles licensing, and loads and keeps package software up to date. Enterprises want to virtualize custom applications they are currently running on dedicated hardware and want to move forward with the adoption of virtual functions for network monitoring, optimization, and load balancing.
Managed services do much more than just configure network gear. Services partners can take on a range of tasks. These expert partners make for better outcomes.
Network services providers make good partners. They know networks and have long-term commitments instead of project mindsets. Look for partners that support advanced, dynamic services and give clients personalized attention.
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