The benefits of “as a service” (aaS) are generally well-understood –commoditized technology resources that can be spun up or down as needed and billed accordingly are faster to provision and less costly. However, with many providers claiming to offer aaS, the differences and associated value may be less clear. For example, if a network service provider (NSP) has a portal where their customers can request provisioning of an MPLS circuit, is that network as a service (NaaS)? Probably not, especially if it feeds into a manual provisioning process that can take months to complete. But what if the portal…The post Why You Need A Neutral Aggregator for Your Network Modernization appeared first on Interconnections - The Equinix Blog.