Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2019. Read them in this 11th annual VMblog.com series exclusive.
Contributed by Michael Dilio, Product and Solutions Marketing Manager at SUSE
Data Explosion & Storage
Industrial
IoT, smart cities and wearables are bringing together and producing more
sophisticated data than ever before. As we kick off 2019, this data explosion
will drive an even greater need for skilled storage professionals. In addition
to the need for new storage professionals, we will also see flash storage and
security take center stage for many IT teams. Here are some predictions to keep
in mind as we head into the new year:
Foundations
Will Be the Answer to Attracting New Storage Talent: In 2019, vendors will start to
partner with more foundations as a way to attract new talent. The recently
created Ceph
Foundation is an example of that. The Ceph Foundation plans to
add additional support to the Ceph Open Source project community, provide
funding and a budget to help accelerate awareness, support the community
infrastructure, events, inclusiveness and diversity programs (think: travel
assistance, scholarships, etc.), really revolutionizing the Ceph community
overall. By tapping into a foundation, they can find individuals that are engaged
and devoted to IT storage and can work on strengthening their overall data
management systems, as well as the Ceph community.
Flash storage & data
explosion: While
the proliferation of data is nothing new, the volume of unstructured data and
the way in which it is managed is. Additionally, many enterprise IT teams are
moving to hybrid-environments that have on-prem systems and cloud environments,
creating additional challenges for these teams. In 2019, more companies will
adopt software-defined storage (SDS) to address the performance and
availability challenges caused by the data explosion. One of the biggest
advantages of SDS is automation which self-manage themselves. The system sends
professionals alerts when a changes
occur in the environment.
Security
and Storage: The
implementation of compliance standards like GDPR is having a major impact on
the storage industry. The security landscape is continuously changing and
evolving as cybercriminals continue to find new ways to steal what's most valuable
to them: data. Storage professionals must now toe the line between IT and
security, ensuring they have a mix of skills and an understanding of what both
departments need to be successful. As IT and security grow closer, new jobs are
developing and roles are being created specifically to oversee data governance
and policy. In addition to job creation, the marriage of security and IT may
result in policy changes as well. In 2019, we can expect to see more discussion
around a "U.S. GDPR."
In the year ahead, we'll certainly see changes and growth to
the way we manage data storage. If storage professionals are prepared to
address new standards such as GDPR, develop talent and adopt new technology to address the
changing data landscape, we'll be ready to tackle the future of data explosion.
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About the Author
Michael Dilio, Product and Solutions Marketing Manager at SUSE