--- title: BLOG | 2016 Trends description: 2016 Trends | Industry news and insights on Information Technology in the Boston Cambridge area, specifically for small and medium business enterprises. Supported by Focus Technology Solutions IT Consulting Firm Boston, MA. --- ![blog-and-news-banner](https://info.focustsi.com/hubfs/blog-and-news-banner.jpg "blog-and-news-banner") ## [Data Center Technology Trends to Watch Out for In 2016](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/data-center-technology-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2016) Posted by [Bill Smeltzer](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/bill-smeltzer) on Wed, Dec 16, 2015 # 1.XaaS Cloud Computing is continuing to mature at a rapid pace and I would expect to see more and more “![trendsblog](https://info.focustsi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/trendsblog.jpg?width=296&height=170&name=trendsblog.jpg)as a service” offering in 2016. We know the main stream ones like Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). We have even seen services expand into (Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and Data Warehouse as a Service (DWaaS). With that being said, I would keep my eye out when it comes to Cloud Computing as a Service as one of the top contenders in 2016. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/data-center-technology-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2016) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/data-center-technology-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2016#comments-listing) Topics: [Cloud Computing](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/cloud-computing), [Converged Infrastructure](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/converged-infrastructure), [2016 Trends](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/2016-trends), [DRaas](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/draas), [IaaS](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/iaas), [OpenStack](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/openstack), [SaaS](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/saas), [Trends](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/trends), [XaaS](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/xaas) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) | | | | --- | --- |