Network as a service (NaaS) is perhaps the best way to implement business network infrastructure; thus, enabling companies to keep up to date with innovation, meet quickly changing business needs, and optimize the performance of IT networking and user experiences through a cloud-based subscription model.
In this article, we will make sure you understand everything about IT networking and its importance in the business industry. In the same vein, we will guide you through the business model of networking. On the other hand, we will show you who is the main benefited from the classic NaaS business model. Let’s observe:
- What is NaaS?
- Digitalization of the infrastructure
- What are the benefits of NaaS?
- When can I use professional networking (NaaS)?
- What is the future of NaaS?
- How can ConnecTech provide you with the best professional networking services?
1. What is NaaS?
NaaS is a common business model for delivering and implementing several network services virtually on a subscription practice. In the same vein, operating and setting up protocols and routers, WAN optimizers, and other components such as software-defined WAN endpoints or firewalls are always complicated.
However, with NaaS this responsibility is handled by a third-party provider like us, making it available to our customers.
Similarly, sometimes the functionality of this infrastructure is included in a single fee, or the company can individually subscribe to the individual services; this can include a firewall or other security, optimization, and SD-WAN. However, this depends on the type of service provider. Further, some providers only focus on certain areas such as:
- Ultra-simple configuration.
- Providing services to temporary and mobile locations.
- Ultra-secure connectivity.
Small- or mid-sized companies are the classic NaaS users, especially those with no prior investment in a WAN. Similarly, with the rise of many service models in the past 10 years; large businesses have become more interested in this practice.
Above all, is appealing to new companies because it allows them to save a lot of money in the capital investment expenditures for network hardware. In the same vein, IT networking is a good option since it reduces the amount of manpower time required to maintain the network and decreases the level of skill and training of It network staff.
Under NaaS, this practice becomes another utility you pay for like water, heat, or electricity.
Further, the IT staff manages the business’ network through a portal instead of a patchwork of stacks of hardware and network management tools. Similarly, you can add a new location to the company’s WAN by connecting it to the nearest point of presence (POP).
1.1 Digitalization of the infrastructure
The virtualization of the infrastructure and network resources allowed a cloud-based delivery model for various functions. That is to say, if we analyze the OSI model at the Open Systems Interconnection 7 Layer network model, there has been a focus on shifting the 4 main layers between the Application and Transport layers to allow cloud-delivery for things like storage, applications, and compute.
However, most business functions require physical hardware, routers and switches, and an MPLS network to transport endpoints across the internet and within the data center.
Similarly, these functions always resided in the network Layers 1 to 3; this meant renting or owning expensive pieces of hardware that become obsolete with time and being tied to multi-year contracts for a specific circuit.
In addition, arranging network services requires several months, which keeps IT networking budgeted and planned for a fixed cost needing to be appointed over long-term periods.
In the same vein, this means the network is in opposite to the cloud potential as a scalable, flexible, and on-demand resource. On the other hand, when you are able to set up a new Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) instance in real-time publicly; and to the dedicated network connection of the assets and resources that usually takes weeks to organize.
3. What are the benefits of NaaS?
NaaS is here to simplify how software and hardware developments are managed and consumed. In the same vein, it provides better scale, agility, and speed. Similarly, SD-WAN is deployed as a value-added service along with NaaS to improve redundancy, application experience, security, and performance.
Most importantly, NaaS is becoming so popular and it will continue to evolve including additional capabilities for scaling such as broad and depth services.
3.1. Automation and IT simplicity
Companies benefits when they align their costs with usage. That is to say, when there is no need to pay for additional unused capacity, and they can continuously add capacity as the business demand increases. Similarly, businesses owning their own physical infrastructure must implement bug fixes, security patches, and upgrades in a timely manner.
Further, IT networking staff needs to travel to different locations to implement changes or updates. However, NaaS allows the ongoing delivery of new features, fixes, and capabilities. Similarly, it automates several processes such as onboarding new users and allows to optimize for maximum performance.
In the same vein, it allows businesses to eliminate the money and time spent on these processes.
3.2. Access from anywhere
Nowadays workers require to access the IT networking areas from anywhere such as the office or home; on any type of device and without the need for VPNs. Likewise, our NaaS coverage provides your business with:
- Low latency enabled by a POP backbone.
- Global coverage.
- Minor packet loss when connecting to SaaS applications.
- Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)/Platform-as-a-service or branch offices.
3.3. Improved security
NaaS results in better integration between network security and networking. However, some providers may include network security. On the other hand, NaaS solutions must provide cloud-based and on-premise security in order to meet the business needs; in addition to accelerating the transition to a secure access service edge (SASE) infrastructure when and where it is needed.
3.4 Insights and visibility
This practice allows businesses with security policy enforcement, packet inspection capabilities, modeling the application’s performance and the infrastructure, network monitoring, and advanced firewall over time. In addition, our customers also receive the co-manage option along with the NaaS package.
3.5. Enhanced application experience
In this digital world, it is essential businesses have solid connectivity supporting the same experience as if the application is being hosted in-house. Moreover, NaaS provides AI-driven features that allow you to ensure SLOs and SLAs for capacity when they are exceeded or met.
Similarly, NaaS allows you the ability to route the application’s traffic ensuring the best user experience and proactively fixing occurring network troubles.
3.6. Flexibility
We deliver NaaS services through a cloud-based model to offer you greater customization and flexibility than conventional infrastructure. In the same vein, we implement all our changes through software, not hardware. In the same vein, we provide this through a self-service model.
For instance, IT teams can reconfigure their networks on-demand and include new branch locations in a short period of time. Likewise, NaaS provides term-based membership with multiple payment options and usage billings to support several consumption requirements.
3.7. Scalability
NaaS is usually more scalable than standard hardware-based networks. As a result, our customers only need to purchase more capacity instead of configuring, deploying, purchasing, and securing additional hardware. Therefore, this means you can scale down or up rapidly as your business needs change.
4. When can I use professional networking (NaaS)?
Certainly, some early adopters are using Naas for their businesses, and for remote access, it is going mainstream. That is to say, IT networking is not about connecting stuff within private networks; there is an important part of networking to and between the cloud-based systems you must pay attention to.
For instance, there are NaaS cases such as a store-as-a-service or a complete branch office that includes WAN circuits, wireless, network, etc. for a single monthly fee. In the same vein, we provide designs capacity for purchases, installs, building, and operating all the equipment for a single monthly fee. In addition, there are other services like collaboration and security included together as-a-service for a single subscription.
However, NaaS also allows you to access new technologies and infrastructure such as 100GbE, with additional access to equipment ensuring the network is operating at full performance levels. In addition, as we mentioned earlier, this allows you to scale up or down meeting your demand requirements.
Likewise, this professional networking also improves refresh series since upgrades happen seamlessly and rapidly when there is less downtime; thus, improving the performance due to up-to-date equipment and enhancing service performance. Above all, it reduces the amount of inadequate and outdated physical infrastructure within the business environment due to constant performance metrics for all IT networking assets.
In conclusion, some of the adoption areas are temporary locations, small branch offices, etc. Similarly, NaaS is also attractive to remote networks, mobile and home workers needing reliable and secure application performance.
5. What is the future of NaaS?
It is absolutely clear business customers’ move to cloud-based services is the main driver for NaaS. In the same vein, the networking industry is only establishing how the cloud service will be efficiently implemented; thus, NaaS will play an important role in the future.
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Similarly, IT networking must be automated and virtualized to allow operations at cloud speed. However, the most important question is what business models and services will prevail. Therefore, with most applications residing in private cloud environments, Naas will be the most important.
On the other hand, another market opportunity will arise from NaaS simplifying the use of multiple public clouds, so the customers do not need to be experts in cloud networking areas in order to operate a multi-cloud environment.
Certainly, with more and more applications moving to SaaS/Cloud, all traffic profiles are changing massively.
Similarly, integrated security is also an important team to have in mind for the future. That is to say, if a business decides to use a NaaS provider like us, they must consider that we will take care of visibility and security data. Thus, we will we a combined Security-as-a-service/NaaS offers in the future.
But trusting a certified provider like us is a major turning point, especially for large-sized businesses and those with regulation requirements.
In the end, simplicity, improved lifecycle, and transparent services always lead to better performance metrics allowing you to align network usage with your organization’s goals. This will result in overall benefits such as:
- Reducing network complexity.
- Increasing agility.
- Enabling organizations to have a straightforward network that supports dynamic and growing business environments.
6. How can ConnecTech provide you with the best professional networking services?
We understand that in order to be successful, you need the best services focused to support your business; ensuring productivity and efficiency. In the same vein, our team of experts will grant you the best services in:
- Security and Software Development.
- Infrastructure.
- Marketing.
- And security.
In the same vein, our suite of services is focused to assist you and your business so you can grow and successfully expand. In ConnecTech we have the latest and up-to-date resources and tools that will ensure an innovative approach to your organization’s tasks. Fulfilling so your business’ needs.
Would you like to contact ConnecTech to obtain more information about professional IT networking services and their importance?
You can call us on +971 433 16 688, and you will talk to one of our representatives who will answer all your questions.
