
Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2019. Read them in this 11th annual VMblog.com series exclusive.
Contributed by Jeff Klaus, GM of Intel Data Center Management Solutions
Real-Time Data Insights Will Drive the Use of Next Generation Technologies in 2019
This
year, we've seen data centers evolve to account for the emergence of next
generation technologies like edge computing and infrastructure monitoring. As
data continues to be one of the most valuable assets for companies across
industries, it is essential that we continue this growth into the next year. In
2019, data center strategies and practices will need to transform to include
new solutions that can analyze this deluge of data and provide necessary
real-time actionable insights today's operations demand.
With
over one-third (36 percent) of organizations already using ‘a combination of
automated solutions plus manual processes' for data center management (State
of DMaaS Survey), 2019 will present IT managers and operators with the
opportunity to increase actionable data insights through innovative solutions. We
can expect to see organizations start to overhaul their current data center
strategies by implementing new technologies that improve business outcomes through
real-time monitoring tools and solutions while reducing overall operational
costs.
Below is a glimpse
into the New Year from Jeff Klaus, General Manager of Data
Center Management Solutions at Intel, on what the data center industry
will hold:
"Today's
cloud computing stacks are missing a critical component: an infrastructure
monitoring tool that analyzes and provides actionable insights on the data
being collected. Currently, enterprises are able to derive granular insights
from an agent-based solution but are lacking the necessary analysis to ensure
day-to-day operations. This need will only increase as enterprises begin to
scale business operations and add onto their current cloud stack. In the next
year, data center providers have the opportunity to develop an infrastructure
management solution to boost overall efficiency and reduce both operational and
future costs."
"Gartner
projects
enterprise-generated data from outside of traditional cloud computing centers
could increase to upwards of 75 percent by 2022 demonstrating the data shift
created by digital transformation initiatives. With an increase in big data
workloads and rise in real-time computing, traditional cloud computing
architectures need to evolve to a more decentralized approach that processes
data at or near the source. Not only will edge computing increase data
computing efficiencies but it will promote the further implementation of
emerging technologies and allow enterprises to scale operations, increase data
security and reduce overall cost."
"As new
technologies enter the data center realm, expectations for advanced operational
environments are at odds with an ever-present demand to keep costs down. While
real-time, automated technologies are often the key to modernizing data
centers, researchers have found managers need the pressure of an imminent issue
or decision to overhaul legacy tech to make the step towards adopting
a data center manager tool. In 2019, IT teams will face more
decisions involving cloud migration, edge computing and other evolving industry
expectations, making real-time power and thermal consumption monitoring the key
meeting demand for both low cost and a modern IT ecosystem."
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About
the Author
As
General Manager of Intel® Data Center Management Solutions, Jeff Klaus leads a
global team that designs, builds, sells and supports Data Center software
products through an extensive distribution network. Since joining Intel in
2000, Klaus built and maintains the largest global distribution ecosystem of
middleware solutions through Server Hardware OEMs, Software Infrastructure
Management Providers and Cloud Service Providers.
As
a leader in the Data Center infrastructure industry, his group currently sells
Intel® Virtual Gateway access management and Intel® Data Center Manager (DCM),
the only software that provides real-time, server-level telemetry data and
power management across a wide range of data center servers and IT
devices.
An
active member within the Software Defined Solutions space, Klaus serves on the
Board of Directors for the Green IT Council and has presented multiple keynotes
at leading industry conferences, including Gartner Data Center, AFCOM's Data
Center World, the Green IT Symposium, and the Green Gov Conference. As a
thought leader within the DCIM community Klaus regularly contributes articles
on key data center topics and trends in Forbes, DataCenter Dynamics, Mission
Critical, Data Center Post, IT Business Edge, Data Center Knowledge,
Information Management and Data Centre Management.
Klaus
earned his BS in Finance at Boston College and his MBA in Marketing at Boston
University.