FEATURE : CLOUD SOLUTIONS
Aron Brand , CTO , CTERA of control , performance and cost-efficiency . This will lead to a new level of sophisticated IT management capabilities to optimize multi data center , multi-cloud application and data management solutions .”
In addition , “ The adoption of the Network-as-a-Service will hit the market ,” according to Storbyte ’ s Groenke . This cloud model allows users to operate the network without deploying or maintaining their own infrastructures . energy futures will put pressure on data centers to bring down electricity costs .”
Cloud
According to Gartner , cloud computing will be the centerpiece of new digital experiences : the global cloud revenue will reach a total US $ 474 billion in 2022 , up from US $ 408 billion in 2021 . Keepit ’ s Schouboe explores the cloud ’ s advantages and disadvantages : “ While the cloud is great for scalability and flexibility , it also poses challenges for security : the ability to backup and restore the infrastructure is a high-value safeguard against human error and other disasters that might befall an organization in the course of their cloud journey .”
Scality ’ s Speciale believes on-premises data centers are here to stay : “ Even as public cloud investment continues , enterprises will maintain their corporate on-premises data center infrastructures for reasons
“ 2022 will see data availability become a priority , no matter where data is created or stored ,” predicts Betsy Doughty , VP Corporate Marketing , Spectra Logic . “ With remote working on the rise , the ability to ensure data availability at any location at any time is becoming increasingly important . Organizations will continue to explore how best to integrate cloud into their IT strategies to enable low latency data availability in 2022 . This will open the door to new methods of achieving this with distributed multi-cloud data management solutions capable of providing universal access and placement of data across multi-site and multi-cloud storage leading to highly efficient hybrid and multi-cloud workflows .”
Sustainability
Sustainability will be a key focus for IT teams in 2022 , according to Aron Brand , CTO , CTERA . “ The decision to move to the cloud provides access to data centers that are fundamentally greener , as cloud providers are investing heavily in sustainability . Due to economies of scale and strong incentives to reduce their costs , cloud providers are using more efficient cooling systems for their data centers and placing them closer to clean energy sources than is feasible for an on-prem
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