The year 2017 has held a lot of promises for business. It
was started by taking in stock all the unrealized plans and accomplishments of
the previous year, and new plans and goals have been set to tackle the unfinished
with the remaining months of the year.
When it comes to managed network services, it seems that
there are several trends which stood out from the rest, and are also expected
to make their way even to the coming year 2018.
Cloud Opportunities
In a matter of several years, around 80% of small businesses
are expected to use the cloud in one form or another. Based on different
reports, at an enterprise level, the same percentage of organizations also
implemented a cloud strategy, while others are still in the process of doing
it. The cloud is truly unavoidable and real, and the managed network services
providers continuing to pass on these cloud opportunities might end up
regretting this in the not so distant future.
Commoditization
Pressure
Managed network services providers have been experiencing
the commoditization pressure for many years, and this intensified in 2017. It
requires monkish discipline for fighting constant downward pressure on the
pricing, and continue focusing on value while signing new customer contracts
and renewing existing ones. You can resist this pressure through looking for
new value added services for wrapping around your offers, and keeping a close
eye on the emerging technologies which can be transformed into managed network services.
Internet of Things
The Internet of Things has quickly become among the tiresome
buzzwords that the industry loves exploiting before they move on to the next
big thing. However, the trend of connecting things can be connected is still
very real. Take a look around you, and you will see that a lot of IoT
implementations have already been put in place. Opportunities for managed
network services in the area will be integrating and connecting enterprise and
industrial systems, and deploying technology for helping customers act on and
analyze data acquired by IoT systems for making smart decisions within the
business.
Cybersecurity
There are constant changes to the landscape of cyber
threats, and things are getting more dangerous day by day. Knowing these
threats, and the best way of dealing with them is tantamount for managed
network services providers. It doesn’t matter if you are offering managed
security services yourself, or you are partnering up with a provider for
delivering such services. Your priority should always be delivering the
security solutions to all of your customers. Threats like phishing, ransomware,
and malvertising will stay prevalent, and your valued customers require help to
protect their data and networks.
Make sure that you keep an eye on all the developments on
managed network services for you to decide which new functions and features
will be able to help you in giving better services to your customers. After
all, everything comes down to being able to serve the customers in the best way
possible. And by being better at it, the higher the chances of being successful
not only this year, but also in the many years to come.
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