{"id":8866,"date":"2018-11-15T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2018-09-26T07:45:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:45:08","slug":"xaas-digital-transformation-delivered-as-a-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/xaas-digital-transformation-delivered-as-a-service\/","title":{"rendered":"XaaS: Digital Transformation Delivered as a Service."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everything_as_a_service\">XaaS<\/a> = Anything\/Everything\/Technology as a Service. It is a catch-all term for the many types of cloud computing scenarios, like SaaS (Software\/Applications as a service), PaaS (Platform as a service), DBaaS (Database) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amarkant-singh\/\">Amarkant Singh<\/a>, Head of Product, Botmetric, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botmetric.com\/blog\/xaas-new-hulk-cloud-computing\/\">said that<\/a> &#8220;thanks to all of its fundamental models \u2013 IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, plus the latest XaaS, the cloud has brought in democratization of infrastructure for businesses. XaaS is ushering in more of ready-made, do-it-yourself components and drag-and-drop development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/xaas-why-everything-is-now-a-service\/\">benefits of an as-a-service model include<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shift from capital to operational expenditures results in lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)<\/li>\n<li>Enables businesses of any size to access applications<\/li>\n<li>Enables cloud vendors to leverage economies of scale<\/li>\n<li>Enables businesses to flexibly scale up or down, as needed<\/li>\n<li>Speeds implementation time for adding new applications and business processes<\/li>\n<li>Frees up staff and resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.dellemc.com\/en-us\/author\/lesley-macdonald\/\">Lesley MacDonald<\/a>, Programs Manager at Dell EMC, <a href=\"https:\/\/diginomica.com\/2018\/04\/02\/missing-word-adds-new-meaning-definition-xaas\/\">said that<\/a> &#8220;this model [XaaS] is not only limited to online services. Bricks-and-mortar businesses are also being transformed through digital connectivity. Transportation-as-a-service is being fulfilled by companies like Uber and Lyft; grocery-as-a-service is being offered by chains such as Safeway and Whole Foods; and accommodation-as-a-service is a lodging rental service provided by Airbnb. 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