CIO’s hold a critical role in an organization. The CIO is responsible for maintaining an organization’s Information Technology. This job is no small task in today’s business environment. Business needs change daily and organizations need to be able to move quickly to adapt to the competitive market. Keeping pace and, more importantly, staying ahead is the primary focus.
The last thing you want to be worrying about is if your infrastructure can keep up with your ever-changing business needs. This is where the cloud can be not only helpful, but improve efficiency and your ability to compete. IaaS, Infrastructure As A Service, creates a virtual environment for your organization’s infrastructure using the cloud. Instead of relying on hardware, IaaS providers create your infrastructure in the cloud. IaaS providers will take everything you need to do business and move it to the cloud. IaaS saves time, labor, and headaches and allows your business to move at any speed, any time.
According to Yankee Group research the top five motivators for using IaaS are: cost savings on hardware and infrastructure, capacity management, disaster recovery / business continuity, cost savings on IT staffing and administration, and the ability to access new skills and capabilities.
- Cost savings: The most obvious benefit of adopting the IaaS model is lower infrastructure costs. IaaS eliminates the responsibility of ensuring uptime, maintaining hardware and networking equipment, or replacing old equipment. It also saves organizations from having to buy more space to handle sudden increases in business. IaaS is also a metered service. This means you pay for exactly what you use.
- Scalability: One of the greatest benefits of IaaS is the ability to scale up and down based on your business needs. IaaS providers have the latest servers and networking technology to accommodate clients’ business needs. This means faster and more flexible responses to your needs. It also allows for the building and dismantling of test and demo environments.
- It’s Fast: Being first to market a new product or service can provide a distinct advantage over your competitors. IaaS provides flexibility and scalability allowing organizations to get the job done (and the product or service to market) more rapidly.
- Easier Disaster Recovery: IaaS provides a consolidated disaster recovery infrastructure, reducing costs and increasing manageability. If disaster strikes, employees can access the same infrastructure they have always accessed through an internet connection wherever they want to work. IaaS creates a carbon copy of your business. This means if disaster should strike you have a quick recovery and NO loss of data.
- Grow Your Business: By moving infrastructure to IaaS, organizations can focus their time and resources on growing the business. Spending time on managing a lofty IT staff, updating hardware, and monitoring the overall health of your infrastructure can be dedicated towards larger, bigger picture, goals.
IaaS can transform the way you do business. It saves time, money, and labor. It allows you to focus on growing your business. IaaS meets you where you want to go. Contact Datasmith to learn how IaaS can reduce headaches and increase efficiency in 2017.
