Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: De-risking Devices As A Service (DaaS)!

Devices as a Service (DaaS) is now long established as one of the easiest ways to purchase use of IT hardware.

What is it?

Based around the 'as-a-service' model, instead of buying a device (such as laptops, desktops and tablets) for your workforce and managing it yourself, customers pay a subscription fee to cover the use of, and specific services for, a device and certain software which DaaS providers source, support and manage.

When is it used?

DaaS is the repackaging of a familiar concept: think of mobile phone contracts where you pay a monthly sum for the use of network service and the use of a handheld device (which you can upgrade) without shelling out capital. DaaS adopts a similar model. DaaS providers provide hardware, software and technical support, paid for in instalments throughout the contract. DaaS offers flexibility to scale up or down the service on the basis of employer need.