EXPERT SPEAK on their ability to manage , integrate and transform in the face of constraints on time , talent , and resources . Don ’ t revert to traditional methods or solutions just because they ’ ve worked well in the past . Challenging
periods are times to innovate and find new solutions to meet business demands .
# 3 Cloud principles
Datacentres are shrinking and migrating to platform-based colocation providers . Combined with new as-a-service models for physical infrastructure , this can bring cloudlike service-centricity and economic models to on-premises infrastructure .
Gartner research shows that 35 % of datacentre infrastructure will be managed from a cloud-based control plane by
Key takeaways
• Public cloud usage is almost universal , but many deployments are ad hoc and poorly implemented .
• 65 % of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027 , up from 45 % in 2022 .
• Gartner predicts 15 % of on-premises production workloads will run in containers by 2026 , up from less than 5 % in 2022 .
• I & O teams , however , will be impacted by economic and geopolitical forces and will have a vital role to play in ameliorating their effects .
• Datacentres are shrinking and migrating to platform-based colocation providers .
• Combined with new as-a-service models for physical infrastructure , this can bring cloud-like service-centricity to on-premises infrastructure .
• Gartner predicts 60 % of datacentre infrastructure teams will have relevant automation and cloud skills by 2027 , up from 30 % in 2022 .
• Gartner research shows 35 % of datacentre infrastructure will be managed from a cloud-based control plane by 2027 , from less than 10 % in 2022 .
• I & O professionals should focus this year on building cloud-native infrastructure within the datacentre .
2027 , from less than 10 % in 2022 . I & O professionals should focus this year on building cloud-native infrastructure within the datacentre ; migrating workloads from owned facilities to co-location facilities or the edge ; or embracing as-a-service models for physical infrastructure .
# 4 Skills growth
Lack of skills remains the biggest barrier to infrastructure modernisation initiatives , with many organisations finding they cannot hire outside talent to fill these skills gaps . IT organisations will not succeed unless they prioritise organic skills growth .
I & O leaders must make operations skills growth their highest priority this year . Encourage I & O professionals to take on new roles as site reliability engineers or subject matter expert consultants for developer teams and business units . Gartner predicts 60 % of datacentre infrastructure teams will have relevant automation and cloud skills by 2027 , up from 30 % in 2022 . •
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