2011 Trends to Watch: Data Center Technologies
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Introduction
The demand for increased flexibility from an organization's IT capability is creating new challenges for data center management. Much of this new demand is coming from the changing nature of operating in an increasingly interconnected global market, where an organization's performance is influenced by events that are mostly outside its direct control.
Features and benefits
During 2011, the role of the data center will begin to witness a dramatic shift, as the cloud computing era heralds a new dawn in the delivery and operation of IT services.
Your key questions answered
Introduction
The demand for increased flexibility from an organization's IT capability is creating new challenges for data center management. Much of this new demand is coming from the changing nature of operating in an increasingly interconnected global market, where an organization's performance is influenced by events that are mostly outside its direct control.
Features and benefits
- The explosion in end-user technology and the influence from the consumer market
- The role of the data center and its strategic significance to the organization
- The transformational impact of virtualization extends beyond the IT department
- IT organizations will need to evolve to reflect the change in focus caused by new disruptive technologies
- Re-engaging with the environmental debate and the growth of automation and its role in cloud governance
During 2011, the role of the data center will begin to witness a dramatic shift, as the cloud computing era heralds a new dawn in the delivery and operation of IT services.
Your key questions answered
- IT must understand and develop business-focused metrics that can be used to clearly articulate the value derived from using any new technology.
- The role of IT within the organization is at a tipping point in terms of the direction it takes, and the significance it has on strategic decisions.
SUMMARY
Catalyst
Ovum view
Key messages
BUSINESS TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS
Analysis
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE DATA CENTER AND ITS STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION
The significance of IT to the organization is changing
Changing the discourse to a business-focused value proposition remains a challenge for many in IT
Avoiding fragmented islands of technologies may restrict vendor choice
THE EXPLOSION IN END-USER TECHNOLOGY AND THE INFLUENCE FROM THE CONSUMER MARKET
The changing nature of the end-point device
Mitigating the risks to the organization of client-side virtualization requires a new approach to management
Type-1 bare metal hypervisor or type-2 hypervisor on the client?
Type-1
Type-2
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT OF VIRTUALIZATION EXTENDS BEYOND THE IT DEPARTMENT
IT must move from being a cost of doing business to a value creator
Orchestrating IT supply in line with business demand requires business processes to be prioritized
Changing the relationship between IT and business users requires a common language and a dialog of mutual benefit
IT ORGANIZATIONS WILL NEED TO EVOLVE TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN FOCUS CAUSED BY NEW DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Redefining the "run the business" (RTB) operational cost model through the use of technology
Ensuring that all processes operate at the required level of performance needs a holistic view of delivering IT
VM usage chargeback
VM resource chargeback
RE-ENGAGING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATE
Data center power and cooling appears a low priority for many organizations
Virtualization is seen as the driving technology in the environmental debate
THE RELEVANCE OF THE MAINFRAME IN DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES
The mainframe will continue to be part of the current heterogeneous data center environment
The ability to transform corporate data into actionable information
The mainframe as the brains of the data center
THE CONVERGENCE OF NETWORK TECHNOLOGY
The network is becoming the critical component in the data center
Secure remote management (SRM) will assume greater significance in 2011
IPV6 presents a new set of management challenges
THE GROWTH OF AUTOMATION AND ITS ROLE IN CLOUD GOVERNANCE
Automation in 2011 will become more significant
The level of adoption depends on organizational maturity
Operational cost saving
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations for enterprises
Recommendations for vendors
Alternative views
APPENDIX
Further reading
Methodology
Definitions
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Author
Ovum consulting
Disclaimer
Catalyst
Ovum view
Key messages
BUSINESS TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS
Analysis
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF THE DATA CENTER AND ITS STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION
The significance of IT to the organization is changing
Changing the discourse to a business-focused value proposition remains a challenge for many in IT
Avoiding fragmented islands of technologies may restrict vendor choice
THE EXPLOSION IN END-USER TECHNOLOGY AND THE INFLUENCE FROM THE CONSUMER MARKET
The changing nature of the end-point device
Mitigating the risks to the organization of client-side virtualization requires a new approach to management
Type-1 bare metal hypervisor or type-2 hypervisor on the client?
Type-1
Type-2
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT OF VIRTUALIZATION EXTENDS BEYOND THE IT DEPARTMENT
IT must move from being a cost of doing business to a value creator
Orchestrating IT supply in line with business demand requires business processes to be prioritized
Changing the relationship between IT and business users requires a common language and a dialog of mutual benefit
IT ORGANIZATIONS WILL NEED TO EVOLVE TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN FOCUS CAUSED BY NEW DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Redefining the "run the business" (RTB) operational cost model through the use of technology
Ensuring that all processes operate at the required level of performance needs a holistic view of delivering IT
VM usage chargeback
VM resource chargeback
RE-ENGAGING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATE
Data center power and cooling appears a low priority for many organizations
Virtualization is seen as the driving technology in the environmental debate
THE RELEVANCE OF THE MAINFRAME IN DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES
The mainframe will continue to be part of the current heterogeneous data center environment
The ability to transform corporate data into actionable information
The mainframe as the brains of the data center
THE CONVERGENCE OF NETWORK TECHNOLOGY
The network is becoming the critical component in the data center
Secure remote management (SRM) will assume greater significance in 2011
IPV6 presents a new set of management challenges
THE GROWTH OF AUTOMATION AND ITS ROLE IN CLOUD GOVERNANCE
Automation in 2011 will become more significant
The level of adoption depends on organizational maturity
Operational cost saving
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations for enterprises
Recommendations for vendors
Alternative views
APPENDIX
Further reading
Methodology
Definitions
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Author
Ovum consulting
Disclaimer
TABLES
Table: Horizontal trends to watch – data center technologies
Table: Horizontal trends to watch – data center technologies
FIGURES
Figure: Global enterprise IT spending survey
Figure: Global enterprise green IT survey
Figure: Ovum’s automation maturity model
Figure: Ovum's global IT spending review
Figure: Global enterprise IT spending survey
Figure: Global enterprise green IT survey
Figure: Ovum’s automation maturity model
Figure: Ovum's global IT spending review
