NaaS and the “Experience Economy”
By Mandy Duncan, Aruba Country Manager - South Africa Post pandemic trends have accelerated the need for agility in IT, network procurement, and management. IT procurement cycles have accelerated, and investments have increased – much more than pre-COVID. According to a IDC , 71% of organisations report their long-term planning cycles have shortened due to COVID-19, with 82% of the same participants stating that long-term planning cycles have been reduced to two years or less. In addition, the post-COVID world has seen the hybrid workplace become the new norm. With a majority of employees splitting their time between the home office and workplace, managing and securing the enterprise inside and outside its boundaries in a flexible and scalable manner is a priority. To address this requirement and ensure seamless connectivity, organisations are rapidly adopting consumption-driven NaaS models to balance the cost of their network growth with the dig...