We’ve seen a lot of tech trends take shape over the past 18 months. Keeping a close eye on how infrastructure is impacted, it’s been interesting to listen to technology executives sharing that the cloud is not an infrastructure omni solution. To balance agility, cost and control, a hybrid solution is required.
Most technology leaders agree that a cloud-based infrastructure brings the agility needed to adapt faster to market conditions and explore new options quicker, with lower cost and risk. What is often forgotten is that the financial expenditure category (e.g. OPEX for cloud, CAPEX for in-house) can play an important role in the decision-making process as to where to host a certain workload.
The benefits of running compute and storage services in-house are often underappreciated. For example, a finely tuned yet dynamic in-house environment may allow your teams to develop more complex solutions faster. Therefore, it’s crucial for tech leaders to decide the level of commitment and control they need first. The more benefits you get from being able to make a longer commitment to the workload and/or the more control you can assert to achieve higher efficiencies, the closer to home you should have the compute and storage.
And investment continues. IDC is forecasting cloud infrastructure spending to grow 12% to $74.3 billion for 2021, while non-cloud infrastructure is expected to grow 2.7% to $58.9 billion after two years of declines.
As always, the right path depends on the unique needs of a company, as well as the marketplace itself. A successful hybrid approach addresses the following challenges:
Your IT Infrastructure will be a competitive advantage when you are able to solve business problems quickly, have the controls to manage investments efficiently, and map a path that provides data-informed insights to all corners of the business.
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