Cloud, Data Centre and Edge Infrastructure-Trends
Gartner: Vier Trends für die Zukunft von Cloud-, Rechenzentrums- und Edge-Infrastrukturen
Analysten stellen auf der Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference am 20. und 21. November in London Top-Branchentrends vor
Gartner erkennt vier Trends, die sich auf Cloud-, Rechenzentrums- und Edge-Infrastrukturen im Jahr 2023 auswirken werden. Dazu zählt, dass sich Infrastruktur- und Betriebsteams (I&O-Teams) in einem Jahr der wirtschaftlichen Unsicherheit auf neue Technologien und Arbeitsweisen einstellen müssen.
Die IT-Infrastruktur wird im aktuellen Wirtschaftsklima nicht das größte Problem für Unternehmen im Jahr 2023 sein. Vielmehr werden die I&O-Teams von wirtschaftlichen und geopolitischen Kräften betroffen sein und eine wichtige Rolle dabei spielen, deren Auswirkungen abzufedern.
"Dies wird kein Jahr werden, in dem große Ambitionen verwirklicht werden können. Man sollte daher den Moment nutzen, um sich neu zu orientieren, umzurüsten und seine Infrastruktur zu überdenken. In jeder Krise liegt eine Chance - in diesem Fall die Chance, positive Veränderungen vorzunehmen, die vielleicht längst überfällig sind", sagte Paul Delory, VP Analyst bei Gartner.
Gartner Says Four Trends Are Shaping the Future of Cloud, Data Centre and Edge Infrastructure
Analysts Explore Top Industry Trends at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference in London, 20-21 November
Gartner highlighted four trends impacting cloud, data centre and edge infrastructure in 2023, as infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams pivot to support new technologies and ways of working during a year of economic uncertainty. In the current economic climate, the biggest problem companies face in 2023 may not be IT infrastructure. I&O teams, however, will be impacted by economic and geopolitical forces and will have a vital role to play in ameliorating their effects.
"This won’t be a year to realis grand ambitions, but it marks a moment to refocus, retool and rethink your infrastructure. In every crisis lies opportunity, and in this case, the chance to make positive changes that may be long overdue,” said Paul Delory, VP Analyst at Gartner.
According to Gartner, the top four cloud, data centre and edge infrastructure trends include:
Trend 1: Cloud Teams Will Optimise and Refactor Cloud Infrastructure
Public cloud usage is almost universal, but many deployments are ad hoc and poorly implemented. I&O teams have an opportunity this year to revisit hastily assembled or poorly architected cloud infrastructure to make it more efficient, resilient and cost-effective.
The focus of refactoring cloud infrastructure should be on optimising costs by eliminating redundant, overbuilt or unused cloud infrastructure; building business resilience rather than service-level redundancy; using cloud infrastructure as a way to mitigate supply chain disruptions; and modernising infrastructure. According to Gartner, 65 percent of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027, up from 45 percent in 2022.
Trend 2: New Application Architectures Will Demand New Kinds of Infrastructure
I&O teams are continually challenged to meet new and growing demands with new types of infrastructure — including edge infrastructure for data-intensive use cases, non-x86 architectures for specialised workloads, serverless edge architectures, and 5G mobile service. Gartner predicts 15 percent of on-premises production workloads will run in containers by 2026, up from less than 5 percent in 2022.
I&O professionals must evaluate alternative options with care, focusing on their ability to manage, integrate and transform in the face of constraints on time, talent and resources. "Don’t revert to traditional methods or solutions just because they’ve worked well in the past,” said Delory. "Challenging periods are times to innovate and find new solutions to meet business demands.”
Trend 3: Data Centre Teams Will Adopt Cloud Principles On-Premises
Data centres are shrinking and migrating to platform-based colocation providers. Combined with new as-a-service models for physical infrastructure, this can bring cloud-like service-centricity and economic models to on-premises infrastructure.
According to Gartner, 35 percent of data centre infrastructure will be managed from a cloud-based control plane by 2027, from less than 10 percent in 2022. I&O professionals should focus this year on building cloud-native infrastructure within the data centre; migrating workloads from owned facilities to co-location facilities or the edge; or embracing as-a-service models for physical infrastructure.
Trend 4: Successful Organisations Will Make Skills Growth Their Highest Priority
Lack of skills remains the biggest barrier to infrastructure modernisation initiatives, with many organisations finding they cannot hire outside talent to fill these skills gaps. IT organisations will not succeed unless they prioritise organic skills growth.
I&O leaders must make operations skills growth their highest priority this year. Encourage I&O professionals to take on new roles as site reliability engineers or subject matter expert consultants for developer teams and business units. Gartner predicts 60 percent of data centre infrastructure teams will have relevant automation and cloud skills by 2027, up from 30 percent in 2022. (Gartner: ra)
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