360Quadrants,
the world’s only comparison platform that combines expert analysis with
crowdsourced reviews, has released a quadrant on managed services to help
businesses make quicker and more informed decisions.
Managed Services is defined as services deployed by an
enterprise to manage their IT infrastructure. Managed
services help enterprises control their expanding IT infrastructure and focus
on their core competencies. By using managed services, enterprises can move
away from maintaining and managing their IT functions such as IT
infrastructure, network management, security, communication and collaboration,
and data centres.
Atos
is a French information technology service and consulting company specializing
in unified communications, hi-tech transactional services, big data,
cybersecurity services, and cloud. On 360Quadrants, Atos is designated as a
Visionary Leader, meaning that it is a leader in the managed services industry.
It has a strong portfolio of managed services and uses robust business
strategies to expand in the market.
Atos has teamed with Siemens, a global
powerhouse of technology, to deliver private cloud options with the MindSphere
Cloud-based IoT Operating System. The two companies have entered a preferential
partnership agreement to provide this solution. Through MindSphere, Atos and
Siemens fully leverage the technology in Microsoft Azure Stack to give
enterprises the benefit of private instances of Microsoft Azure. Microsoft
Azure Stack is a part of Atos’ hybrid cloud solutions portfolio that aids
clients in the transformation of applications and infrastructure.
The use of MindSphere’s private cloud instance
gives clients the benefit of data compliance, which is critical for sensitive
and regulated industries. Atos deploys MindSphere in its own as well as its
customers’ datacenters to ensure full management as per industry-standard
Service Level Agreements, meaning enterprise data and connectivity will see
high-quality management according to relevant regulations. Along with this,
Atos enhances landscape integration and application performance and reduces
latency between enterprise applications and the MindSphere environment.
Atos, through MindSphere, will also offer
clients support across several devices, access to advanced analytics, and
applications and protocols that meet industry specifications. It will also
offer on-premise services to comprehensively manage cloud infrastructure and
delivery, scale up according to changing business needs, and ensure security,
performance, and clarity of reporting.
360Quadrants also lists competitors of Atos in the managed services space.
