FEATURE
Connectivity is laying the foundations for one of the most significant shifts in society in generations . Businesses must adapt when it comes to scaling up or down to keep in line with market requirements . How then can organisations across a multitude of industries understand and harness these new opportunities enabled by connectivity ? In education and healthcare services , for example , IT leaders are rethinking business models .
Networking technologies have moved from convenient to essential , for both business and personal use . With students expecting complete and easy access to information , data and applications whether they ’ re working on campus or at home , investing to ensure the connectivity and secure delivery of data across the network will be a critical next step for many universities competing to offer the best student experience .
The healthcare services industry is undergoing a Digital Transformation , with new business models being introduced to improve operational efficiency and deliver a better patient experience . Mobile banking services and applications have quickly grown in popularity .
THE EMERGENCE OF THE CLOUD HAS EMPHASISED THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF THE MODERN DATA CENTRE .
By 2022 , more than 90 % of enterprises worldwide will be relying on a mix of on-premises / dedicated private clouds , multiple public clouds and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs . The year 2021 is expected to be the year of multi-cloud , with the enterprise deploying combinations of on-premise , off-premise , public and private clouds as the default environment , according to the latest research by International Data Corporation ( IDC ).
Under increasing pressure to stay relevant and keep up with rapidly advancing technologies , data centre providers are seeing a need to transform and prepare for what ’ s to come .
How data centres will power our future
As we head into 2021 , the outcomes of the adoption of both newer and more mature technologies will start to take shape in the data centre .
A leading United Arab Emirates telecom operator recently announced the rollout of 5G home Internet service , following its 5G mobile network deployment in 2019 . With more subscribers accessing superfast speeds on 5G fixed networks from their homes , the design of data centres will be altered as well as the role they play in the larger network .
For example , user-centric networks involve pushing the compute and storage resources closer to the users and connected devices .
Now , more than ever , the data centre is considered the nexus of the network . For enterprises , telco carriers , cable operators and , more recently , service providers like Google and Facebook , the data centre was the heart and muscle of IT . In addition , the emergence of the cloud www . intelligentdatacentres . com Issue 20
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