The requirements and issues placed on an enterprise IT
infrastructure continues to grow. Advanced security requirements, workforce
mobility issues, containerized application needs, and the increasing amount of
data that have to be processed or analyzed constantly are only some of the
expanding needs.
Below are the private cloud trends shaping and dominating
enterprise IT landscape for a lot of years to come:
- Software Defined Data Center
In the competitive environment today,
agility in operation is a must. Companies can no longer depend on manually
operated and configured legacy data centers that consume both personnel and
time. SDDC or software defined datacenter is said to be the new enterprise
private cloud. Through software-defined, it means that control panel is
abstracted completely from hardware and every data center component is run
through management software without requiring manual setup and configuration.
Today, private cloud is expected to
have everything software-defined, which includes storage, server
virtualization, and complete network. However, the approach has its downsides
and the typically results in increased scalability and agility, yet not in the
dramatic reduction of IT expenses.
- Increased Compute and Storage Capacities
With numerous enterprises that
recognize the benefit and value of big data, it’s amazing that big security
systems and data apps aren’t used by each business or any organization. Based
on the surveys recently, majority of enterprises are utilizing the powerful BI
or business intelligence tools while the small and medium-sized businesses
stick with the previous generation security apps and BI. The encountered
problem with such tools is slow data speed infrastructure. Large data needs
increased computing and storage capacities and the use of the containerized
apps demands the same.
To take advantage from big data,
the companies should carry out the substantial data center upgrades, which
require serious investment. While several big data apps are offered on SaaS
basis, public cloud model frequently winds up less attractive because of the
costs. Enterprise private cloud requires not being agile or scalable, but also
powerful at the same time to support the big data apps, container orchestration,
and containerization in IT infrastructure.
- Adopting Bimodal IT
In the past, organizations had to
pick between the infrastructure that ensures non-disruptive and smooth
operations and one that supports experiment and innovations. In the bimodal IT’s
concept, both modes are important to ensure the success of a business as well
as underpin competitive edge. Nowadays, the infrastructure downtime of
organizations is disruptive, embarrassing, and most of all, expensive. The
system must be running and up for 24/7 when the new updates and services are
introduced. The enterprises cannot sacrifice predictable performance for speed
and agility and safety. Enterprises should have the benefits of both.
- The Challenge of IoT (Internet of Things)
IoT is already here and the IT
private cloud of enterprises must be prepared to accept the challenges brought
by IoT. With numerous multi-purpose appliances that are connected to the
internet, the enterprise IT infrastructures should expand with unlimited number
of nodes.
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