DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

Cloud computing has developed year on year , especially as workforces began working remotely . Frank Contrepois , Head of FinOps Consulting at Strategic Blue , explores some of the key trends for cloud technology in 2023 and beyond .

1 . The cloud vs . the economic crisis

Inevitably the economic crisis will cast a shadow over the event , with IT execs mulling over what the financial downturn – which is likely to be more pronounced in some parts of the globe than others – will mean for their operation .

For the leading cloud providers , AWS , Google , Microsoft and Oracle , a dip in the global economy might well be good news , but less so for cloud consumers .

There are all sorts of reasons for companies to shift from on-site servers to cloud computing . It might give them more flexibility , improve their security , enable them to extend their business offering and even make them feel as if they are doing something a bit cool and edgy . But the overwhelming reason is going to be because cloud services are likely to be less cash-intensive in the short term and cheaper in the medium- to long-term when FinOps is implemented .

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