Intelligent Data Centres Issue 27 | Page 45

WITH THE GROWING TREND
OF MOVING APPLICATIONS TO THE CLOUD , DATA CENTRES ARE AS RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT AS EVER . THEY ARE NEITHER
DEAD , NOR ARE THEY DYING .
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WITH THE GROWING TREND

OF MOVING APPLICATIONS TO THE CLOUD , DATA CENTRES ARE AS RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT AS EVER . THEY ARE NEITHER

DEAD , NOR ARE THEY DYING .

As organisations across the board look for ways to grow their businesses , they need to deliver differentiated products and experiences without compromising security or customer data . CIOs who make decisions about infrastructure understand that they need agile technology to support their vision , which cannot happen without upgrading legacy systems and enabling innovation . In particular , forward-thinking businesses realise that improving their data and analytics capabilities and increasing their use of cloud technologies is a top priority .

There ’ s no question that business models are rapidly shifting in today ’ s digital economy , placing new pressure on IT , and this shift has major implications for data centres . As the heart of the organisation that ’ s responsible for delivering IT services and enabling Digital Transformation , the data centre has to become more agile and responsive than ever before .
Unfortunately , traditional in-house data centres can ’ t deliver . They have too many issues that hamper agility and prevent Digital Transformation . Typically , their architecture is based on siloed layers and purpose-built hardware , none of which is easy to change . Compounding the issue , this inflexible infrastructure is too often managed through fragmented and onerous manual processes . The bottom line – companies need to shift their perception of IT from a support function to a strategic partner and business enabler .
To stay relevant , IT must change by adopting new approaches to the data centre that support multi-cloud environments across a range of private and public clouds , because more flexible approaches to the data centre help IT quicken the development and delivery of applications that keep the business ahead of the curve .
So how can organisations reach this goal ? This is where data centre modernisation comes into play .
When outsourcing into a modern professional data centre , businesses can easily overcome the challenges associated with Digital Transformation and deliver the speed , innovation and agility needed to succeed in the digital economy .
With the growing trend of moving applications to the cloud , data centres are as relevant and important as ever . They are neither dead , nor are they dying . They remain critical to maintaining a competitive advantage , and as such , there is huge value in keeping certain applications and services running onpremises , even while migrating other applications to the cloud . However , even the most solid data centre must adapt and evolve to meet today ’ s technology needs .
Modern data centres are designed to enable the agile , digital , customeroriented IT models that are crucial for success today . Modern data centres are software-defined , virtualised , highly automated , and able to scale up , or down , as needed .
Moreover , they offer a consistent operational model for quicker and more efficient infrastructure and application delivery and management . They allow businesses to seamlessly extend their reach across private , public and hybrid clouds and manage all these costs as a whole . They support cloud-native apps , container technologies such as Kubernetes , as well as microservicesbased architectures to drive more rapid innovation and facilitate rapidly changing www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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