Intelligent Data Centres Issue 05 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS WHY EVERY ORGANISATION SHOULD TRULY ‘OWN’ THEIR DATA CENTRE TO GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Change as a result of Digital Transformation is inevitable in the current digital era and companies should be scaling their network infrastructure correctly and utilising the most appropriate data centre solutions. JR Rivers, Co-founder and CTO, Cumulus Networks, talks about the importance of a modernised approach to IT and improving operational efficiency. D igital Transformation means different things to different organisations. Perhaps it means shifting workloads to the cloud, digging deeper into data analytics, giving employees more options for mobility or automating more processes. But one thing’s for sure: no matter what your Digital Transformation strategy looks like, your network is going to be either the hero or a hindrance to your Digital Transformation efforts. This is largely due to the fact that applications have gained unprecedented importance as the means by which organisations define themselves and their relationships with their customers. www.intelligentdatacentres.com Issue 05 17