XaaS is a collective term that refers to the delivery of anything as a service. It encompasses many products, tools and technologies that vendors deliver to users as a service over a network. XaaS solutions act as an alternative to locally available solutions. This umbrella term refers to service offerings that are users access as needed and financed using a pay-as-you-go cloud computing pricing model. XaaS offerings can scale up or down as needed with IT services delivered on demand by a managed service provider.
