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Four cloud , datacentre and edge infrastructure trends will set the groundwork for the future as I & O teams pivot to support new technologies and ways of working says Paul Delory at Gartner .
The future of cloud , datacentres and edge infrastructure is poised to be led by infrastructure and operations teams , with four major global trends likely to pave the way for future innovations .
In the current economic climate , the biggest problem companies face in 2023 may not be IT infrastructure . I & O teams , however , will be impacted by economic and geopolitical forces and will have a vital role to play in ameliorating their effects . This will not be a year to realise grand ambitions , but it marks a moment to refocus , retool and rethink your infrastructure .
In every crisis lies opportunity , and in this case , the chance to make positive changes that may be long overdue .
The following four cloud , datacentre and edge infrastructure trends will set the groundwork for the future as I & O teams pivot to support new technologies and ways of working despite economic uncertainty :
# 1 Cloud infrastructure
Public cloud usage is almost universal , but many deployments are ad hoc and poorly implemented . I & O teams have an opportunity this year to revisit hastily
In every crisis lies opportunity , and in this case , the chance to make positive changes that may be long overdue .
assembled or poorly architected cloud infrastructure to make it more efficient , resilient , and cost-effective .
The focus of refactoring cloud infrastructure should be on optimising costs by eliminating redundant , overbuilt , or unused cloud infrastructure ; building business resilience rather than service-level redundancy ; using cloud infrastructure to mitigate supply chain disruptions ; and modernising infrastructure .
According to Gartner , 65 % of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027 , up from 45 % in 2022 .
# 2 Application architectures
I & O teams are continually challenged to meet new and growing demands with new types of infrastructure – including edge infrastructure for data-intensive use cases , non-x86 architectures for specialised workloads , serverless edge architectures , and 5G mobile service . Gartner predicts 15 % of on-premises production workloads will run in containers by 2026 , up from less than
5 % in 2022 . I & O professionals must evaluate alternative options with care , focusing
Paul Delory , VP Analyst at Gartner
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