FOUR REASONS WHY CIOs MUST TRANSFORM IT INTO ITaaS TO SURVIVE

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Four Reasons Why CIOs Must Transform IT into ITaaS to Survive

By: Marc Malizia

      CTO, RKON, Inc.

The emergence of the Cloud and its three delivery models of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) has dramatically impacted and forever changed the delivery of IT services. Cloud services have pierced the veil of IT by challenging traditional method’s dominance and forcing internal IT departments to compete with alternative Cloud-based solutions. Business Unit Managers (BUM) and Lines of Business (LOB) have fueled the Shadow IT movement by directly purchasing IT solutions from Cloud providers without the approval, or even involvement, of their IT department—and this is only the beginning.