Companies and organizations handle their data differently depending on their sector of business, size and other environmental constraints; that being said, there are some common trends worth taking a look at.
The trend, unsurprisingly, continues to be towards the Cloud. This is due to several factors, but a large one is tied to the way work is evolving. Employees are increasingly seeking work-from-home as a highly desirable benefit, something that incentivizes Cloud use as a way to easier leverage productivity from geographically disparate locations.
This is despite the fact that, as we have mentioned previously, there have been some currents pushing for hybrid or entirely on-premises data structures instead. Many of these currents have been based around security concerns, though other issues have been mentioned.
Changes in data centers
The trend towards AI has fundamentally changed data center demands from even a few years ago. A large aspect of this is in altering hardware structure for inconsistent demand and high throughput.
This doesn’t normally concern enterprises merely looking to use data centers for Cloud storage or processing power – but it does mean these enterprises and the data centers they use have different concerns.
Cloud storage – price/performance
Cloud storage was sold initially as a cheaper option for storage, offloading hardware costs on an external partner organization. The tradeoff was imagined to be in direct control and potential connectivity issues.
As time has gone on, the issue of cybersecurity has raised its head, with increasing attacks targeting servers directly. The assumption that price will be more favorable on the Cloud has also been challenged, especially as data volumes grow beyond what was anticipated only a few years ago.
No matter how your company handles their data, these are questions that need to be thoroughly discussed. Your data is a major asset, and needs to be treated as such rather than as a nuisance to work around.
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