Cloud-Based IT Operations Are On The Rise
InfoWorld, Wednesday, May 24,2023
You chose on-premises systems behind a firewall for security. Don't look now; cloud-based systems may carry out those operations on the firewall's other side.
The people who maintain traditional data center systems have always objected to having IT assets managed by systems outside their firewalls. Years ago, when I predicted that this would happen, people would often laugh and not believe me. The signs were clear, even back then.
Today, Gartner research predicts that 35% of data center infrastructure will be managed from a cloud-based control plane by 2027. According to Gartner, CIOs should prioritize the development of cloud-native infrastructure within their data centers. It is important to understand that the rise of public cloud usage will heavily impact many enterprise systems both inside and outside of public clouds. This is likely to happen for a few major reasons.