A number of studies suggest the number of enterprises switching to Managed Services to focus extensively on their core business processes and operations. The enterprises even have the option to outsource specific aspects of their day-to-day IT operations by choosing from a variety of managed services. For instance, a business can avail specific managed services to run its software applications, manage database operations, monitor system security, manage cloud infrastructure, or protect corporate and user data.

2.  A number of studies suggest the number of enterprises switching to
Managed Services to focus extensively on their core business processes and
operations. The enterprises even have the option to outsource specific
aspects of their day-to-day IT operations by choosing from a variety of
managed services.
 For instance, a business can avail specific managed services to run its
software applications, manage database operations, monitor system
security, manage cloud infrastructure, or protect corporate and user data.
 The managed service providers (MSPs) even make it easier for businesses to
outsource varying IT operations by providing an array of specialized and
customized managed IT services based on pay-as-you-go pricing models.
However, the managed services market, just like IT landscape, keeps
changing frequently and consistently.

3. 4 Major Trends that will Shape the Future of Managed Services
1) Cloud Computing
 The cloud service models enable enterprises to run their business
operations smoothly without setting up on-premise IT infrastructure.
Both large and small enterprises nowadays opt for cloud computing to
enhance the accessibility, availability, and security of their applications
and data without increasing IT footprint.
 But the enterprises have to address a number of challenges and issues to
leverage the benefits of cloud technologies fully. Likewise, the large
enterprises will need specialized managed services to migrate their
existing applications and data to the cloud without any hassle or delay.
The MSPs must keep in place a robust cloud strategy to facilitate cloud
migration and simplify cloud infrastructure management.

4. 2) Internet of Things
 The smooth and consistent machine-to-machine (M2M) facilitated by the
Internet of Things (IoT) will enable enterprises to gather real-time data
from varied sources through the sensors embedded in connected devices.
 The vast and diverse network of connected devices even has the potential
to change the way businesses collect and share data. But no enterprise can
leverage the real-time data fully without storing, integrating,
synchronizing, and managing the growing volume of real-time data. Most
enterprises lack the skills and resources required to operate efficiently in
the age of IoT.
 The MSPs must provide specialized services to make it easier for
businesses to adopt and leverage IoT.

5. 3) Big Data
 At present, Big Data is one of the hottest trends in software development.
Each enterprise explores ways to improve business processes, drive sales,
and boost customer experience by leveraging the structured and
unstructured data collected from various sources.
 But no enterprise can take advantage of the massive and diverse datasets
without switching to new data processing and management techniques.
For instance, the enterprises have to switch from relational database
management systems to non-relational or NoSQL databases to store and
process big data efficiently.
 Likewise, they will need custom bog data tools and solutions to
synchronize, manage, and analyze diverse datasets. The MSPs must provide
the infrastructure and services required to handle big data to meet the
hottest trend in the software application.

6. 4) New and Diverse SaaS Choices
 Many enterprises currently leverage Software as a Service (SaaS) to
access a variety of cloud-based applications – Google Apps and Microsoft
Office 365 – over the internet. But the cloud-based apps required by
individual enterprises still differ.
 The enterprises have to explore ways to avail customized cloud-based
apps to meet their business requirements without requiring additional
computing resources. A number of studies suggest that enterprises will
soon opt for customized SaaS instead of the one-size-fits-all solutions.
 The MSPs will be required to provide specialized managed services to
facilitate migration of existing corporate data to the SaaS applications
and allowing enterprises to choose from varying SaaS choices.

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