CIO OPINION
To stay relevant , IT must change by adopting new approaches to the data centre that support multicloud 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 on-premises , 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 , customer-oriented IT models that are crucial for success today . Modern data centres are softwaredefined , 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 microservices-based architectures to drive more rapid innovation and facilitate rapidly changing systems at scale . They also have security built-in from the ground up to protect data , applications and infrastructure , which enables organisations to meet their compliance requirements .
In short , the modernised data centre swaps the rigid architectures of yesterday , for highly dynamic , agile and available , compute , network , storage and security services with unified management – all of which enable the IT department to respond faster to dynamic and constantly evolving business needs .
Data centre modernisation is also about more than simply carrying on doing what you did before , only with updated technology . It is a real opportunity to take advantage of the previously unimagined computing power offered by public clouds .
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