May 20186 With managed services and their ever-evolving landscape, prophesying what the future holds is not an elementary task. At the same time, managed services have become so significant and are growing at such a rapid pace that foreseeing trends and keeping up with them is the need of the hour.Managed services have long been subjected to the demand of adapting to cloud, and they are rightly marching towards making cloud the center of their businesses. Along with cloud-based solutions, adoption of IoT and AI facilitates managed service providers (MSPs) to help companies in effective integration of these technologies, resulting in greater scalability and enhanced productivity. In addition, a shift towards public cloud is leading to a reduction in companies' expenses, as private cloud would otherwise require them to maintain servers and purchase other equipment. Majority of the enterprises believe that adoption of Managed Services have proven to reduce the recurring in-house IT costs by 30-40 percent and bring an increase in efficiency by 50-60 percent.Owing to security breaches in not just large companies but also small and mid-size businesses (SMBs), MSPs are starting to offer necessary protection tools at enterprise level with respect to the SMB budget. The oneness of data security and cybersecurity has led MSPs to come with solutions that offer strong recovery plans and robust anti-malware and anti-virus protection. Furthermore, upgrades in offerings by MSPs are making enterprises to invest more in managed services in order to enable their staff to focus on projects of more strategic importance. Therefore, the future of the managed service market is a promising one, provided the MSP's adapt to the changing needs.Write us your thoughts.Annie JohnsonManaging Editoreditor@apacciooutlook.comAnnie Johnson To subscribe to APACCIOOutlookVisit www.apacciooutlook.comArt & GraphicsAmelia StewartFlynn SmythToby LangtonAR RamjithSenior WritersManaging EditorAnnie JohnsonCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.MAY - 16 - 2018, Volume 04 SE 13 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.EditorialManaged Service: Enhanced Management of IT OperationsLane Adams Clara MathewRoyce D'SouzaEditorialAshik Jain Alfred MardinLouis BeckerRachael ClarkRoy Chow*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEmailsales@apacciooutlook.comeditor@apacciooutlook.commarketing@apacciooutlook.comContact usPhone: 1 510.996.5168Fax: 510-894-8405
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