Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2019. Read them in this 11th annual VMblog.com series exclusive.
Contributed by Aron Brand, CTO of CTERA Networks
Cloud First for 2019
The "cloud first" strategy
became an undeniable reality in 2018. Despite the continued heavy
enterprise investment in legacy storage systems, many leading worldwide
companies are replacing their storage silos with global file services managed
in the cloud and using this technology shift to become true
global units.
Cloud first gained momentum
from the GDPR regulations that came into effect in May 2018, forcing
companies to consolidate their remote and branch office storage solutions to be
effectively managed and governed. In 2019, it's becoming less of an option for
organizations to keep islands of unmanaged, unsearchable, "dark data", as
enterprises can be at increased risk of violation.
In 2019, a cloud first strategy
for storage will reach almost universal adoption, as the benefits become clear
to IT managers and CIOs. Replacing traditional, siloed storage with global file
services enables easy collaboration across departments and regions. And
even more importantly, global file services enable companies to mine big
collections of unstructured data and make better decisions, assisted by the
latest groundbreaking advancements in AI and natural language processing.
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About the Author
Aron Brand, CTO of CTERA Networks
Aron Brand, CTO of CTERA Networks, has more
than 22 years of experience in designing and implementing distributed software
systems. Prior to joining the founding team of CTERA, Aron acted as Chief Architect of
SofaWare Technologies, a Check Point company, where he led the design of
security software and appliances for the service provider and enterprise
markets. Previously, Aron developed software at IDF's Elite
Technology Unit 8200. He holds a BSc degree in computer science and business
administration from Tel-Aviv University.