Heard about Software as a service (SaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in IT world! Did you ever hear about CaaS? Read this New Challenge & Opportunity in Pandemic Remote Working World!

 Dear Friends and Students

Workplace Management is threading into an interesting phenomenon!

Long Remote Meetings, Laptops next to Gas burners in the Kitchen, Customer calls amid screams of children, convincing the subordinates/reportees/managers while fighting with the spouse, professional suit for the passport size portion of the individual, Artificial smiles during screen capture (proof for meeting), breakfast during lunch, and naps during the session. This laundry list is continuous!

Now you might be wondering, what is the connection between Saas, PaaS and IaaS and these issues. What is this new term CaaS in the Software World?

First let me give you brief about SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.

Software as a service (SaaS) means software availability via a third party over the internet. Simple example: Google Apps, Slack, Payment Gateways, etc.

Platform as a service (PaaS) means hardware and software tools available over the internet. Example: Amazon Web Services, Window’s Azure, Heroku, etc.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) means cloud-based services, pay-as-you-go for services such as storage, networking, and virtualization. E.g. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Rackspace, Google Compute Engine (GCE), Digital Ocean, etc.

Now what is this CaaS?

It is called Culture as a Service (CaaS)! Thanks to pandemic, workplace is completely operating remote. They are managing operations somehow, but they are struggling to uphold the spirit of the company and culture of an organization. They are unable to induct the shared vision due to this remote and scattered working. This is huge HR’s concern.

“According to a survey conducted by the company, 57% of employees “feel less connected to their organization’s goals” since the coronavirus pandemic took hold while more than half feel their work achievements are noticed less by higher-ups since moving to remote work”--- This statistic and feeling is a cause of worry!!

Now companies have realized the importance of brining the culture. They are resorting to additional software tools beyond Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and Slack, which can induct Culture as a Service.

Many startups started working in building such software- New age tool in HR Tech!

One such software is workvivo: Employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company. It combines the power of a social network, intranet, and employee app into one familiar digital experience that employees love. It is creating a Digital Experience that brings Workplace Culture to Life! It is a social intranet brings the company culture to life.

Microsoft also launched another platform called Microsoft Viva!-“Breathe life into work”. It says, “People aren’t one-dimensional productivity machines. We are unique, complex, and full of life—and that does not change at work. It is time to reimagine employee experience, creating work cultures that embrace our differences and empower people and teams to be their best”.

New Challenges bring New Opportunities! However, core of the issue is Culture, which is indispensable.

Man is by Nature a Social Animal (Aristotle)- 384 BC to 322 BC

Your Well-wisher

Ravi Saripalle

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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/30/culture-as-a-service-could-be-the-next-big-thing-in-the-workplace.html