Buying Networking by the Drink Could Be Just What the CFO Ordered

P. Musich

Summary Bullets:

• It is too soon to tell whether subscription pricing for networking equipment is a growing trend, with only two vendors offering such choices, but it is worth tracking.
• Network operators should think about what it would mean for their network infrastructure upgrade process and explore with their network provider of choice whether it is considering adding such a pricing option.

What if you could buy your networking infrastructure in the same way you can buy cloud-based SaaS, PaaS, or name your XaaS?  If you could pay for it out of your OpEx budget, through a subscription model that allows you to pay as you grow, would you do it?