Equinix’s
Top Technology Predictions for 2017
Top Technology Predictions for 2017
Clement
Goh, Managing Director at Equinix South Asia
Goh, Managing Director at Equinix South Asia
The
Asia-Pacific data center markets have enjoyed a year of robust growth in 2016
and 2017 is poised to be yet another season of data-driven acceleration. In
Singapore, the co-location market is set to enjoy a 9% year-to-year growth over
the next year, reaching a massing S$1.56 billion by 2020[1].
Asia-Pacific data center markets have enjoyed a year of robust growth in 2016
and 2017 is poised to be yet another season of data-driven acceleration. In
Singapore, the co-location market is set to enjoy a 9% year-to-year growth over
the next year, reaching a massing S$1.56 billion by 2020[1].
In line with
this growth, new data stimulants of social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC)
technology will begin to engage more together and demand of sectors like e-commerce
are set to take us to new data consumption highs in 2017. As an expert in data
center and colocation services, Equinix has highlighted five key predictions to
note of for the coming year:
this growth, new data stimulants of social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC)
technology will begin to engage more together and demand of sectors like e-commerce
are set to take us to new data consumption highs in 2017. As an expert in data
center and colocation services, Equinix has highlighted five key predictions to
note of for the coming year:
1.The Year of Multi-Cloud Convergence and
Implementation
Implementation
2017 will be the tipping point as we expect to see
cloud adoption maturing to an advanced stage where enterprises will
increasingly rely more on cloud infrastructures. Multi-cloud deployments will
emerge as the way forward across the enterprise as data, applications,
infrastructure and personal clouds will fundamentally change the way people and
businesses operate.
cloud adoption maturing to an advanced stage where enterprises will
increasingly rely more on cloud infrastructures. Multi-cloud deployments will
emerge as the way forward across the enterprise as data, applications,
infrastructure and personal clouds will fundamentally change the way people and
businesses operate.
As
a result, the combination of best-of-breed solutions and services from
different cloud providers will tackle vendor lock-in and flexibility issues at
the same time. Additionally, cloud strategies will need to be more holistic to position
business infrastructures to support digital transformation.
a result, the combination of best-of-breed solutions and services from
different cloud providers will tackle vendor lock-in and flexibility issues at
the same time. Additionally, cloud strategies will need to be more holistic to position
business infrastructures to support digital transformation.
2.The
Rise of the Digital Edge
Rise of the Digital Edge
The digital edge – where the
physical and virtual worlds meet, will fuel the need to enable real-time,
on-demand insights powered by data explosion, rich content forms and changing
user expectations. In a 2015 Gartner Edge
Manifesto[2],
the topology of networked data centers
will push over the next five years from a centralized, mega data center
approach, to one augmented by multiple, smaller, distributed sources located in
enterprise-owned data centers, colocation or the cloud.
physical and virtual worlds meet, will fuel the need to enable real-time,
on-demand insights powered by data explosion, rich content forms and changing
user expectations. In a 2015 Gartner Edge
Manifesto[2],
the topology of networked data centers
will push over the next five years from a centralized, mega data center
approach, to one augmented by multiple, smaller, distributed sources located in
enterprise-owned data centers, colocation or the cloud.
We expect that
this will be a key approach in 2017 as business
models will be disrupted, forcing changes in how enterprise processes operate
in a digital business. The convergence of multiple clouds will also call for a
natural extension of the corporate boundaries for today’s digital businesses to
the edge – where users and data reside. This will be important as businesses will
need to manage when and how they engage in real time to capture the moments
with customers through SMAC technologies (social, mobile, analytics and cloud)
this will be a key approach in 2017 as business
models will be disrupted, forcing changes in how enterprise processes operate
in a digital business. The convergence of multiple clouds will also call for a
natural extension of the corporate boundaries for today’s digital businesses to
the edge – where users and data reside. This will be important as businesses will
need to manage when and how they engage in real time to capture the moments
with customers through SMAC technologies (social, mobile, analytics and cloud)
3.Rise of the
Interconnected Fabric
Interconnected Fabric
As companies move to connect
their digital and physical worlds to support business around the globe and
enterprises leverage multiple clouds, it will be challenging to manage
solutions across different cloud environments from different vendors. If a
management structure is not in place early, these operational issues could
start stacking up at a rapid speed leading to severe issues impacting service delivery at the digital
edge.
their digital and physical worlds to support business around the globe and
enterprises leverage multiple clouds, it will be challenging to manage
solutions across different cloud environments from different vendors. If a
management structure is not in place early, these operational issues could
start stacking up at a rapid speed leading to severe issues impacting service delivery at the digital
edge.
To prevent this, more enterprises will deploy in
an interconnected fabric – residing in carrier neutral facilities to create a
central nervous system that connects all aspects of the digital business and
activities. This will facilitate the shift from a system centric to user
centric approach, while the public Internet will add to the security and
latency issues imposed by the challenges connecting various elements between
the user and the cloud.
an interconnected fabric – residing in carrier neutral facilities to create a
central nervous system that connects all aspects of the digital business and
activities. This will facilitate the shift from a system centric to user
centric approach, while the public Internet will add to the security and
latency issues imposed by the challenges connecting various elements between
the user and the cloud.
4.Security
becomes more vital
becomes more vital
The changing paradigm of security will spur innovation with
new features and solutions developed to provide stronger security and
confidence for those within the multi-cloud space. Direct connect services for
example, will help to establish private network connections that bypass the
public Internet.
new features and solutions developed to provide stronger security and
confidence for those within the multi-cloud space. Direct connect services for
example, will help to establish private network connections that bypass the
public Internet.
However, as hybrid
cloud becomes more popular, customers will realize that it does not provide all
encompassing security solutions – only securing the cloud infrastructure and customers
will have to own the security of their applications and data within the
multi-cloud environment. In this case, the interconnected fabric will provide
customers with the choice of moving from point security solutions to the
flexibility of buying Security-as-a-Service with benefits such as speed of
implementation, ease of set-up and maintenance, real-time protection.
cloud becomes more popular, customers will realize that it does not provide all
encompassing security solutions – only securing the cloud infrastructure and customers
will have to own the security of their applications and data within the
multi-cloud environment. In this case, the interconnected fabric will provide
customers with the choice of moving from point security solutions to the
flexibility of buying Security-as-a-Service with benefits such as speed of
implementation, ease of set-up and maintenance, real-time protection.
5.Age
of Interconnected Commerce
of Interconnected Commerce
According to our study: Interconnected
Commerce: A Revolution in Value Creation, the universe of interconnected commerce and payments providers will
create new opportunities for the integration of payments, commerce, data, and
marketing, enabling new solutions and partnerships around the globe.
Commerce: A Revolution in Value Creation, the universe of interconnected commerce and payments providers will
create new opportunities for the integration of payments, commerce, data, and
marketing, enabling new solutions and partnerships around the globe.
However, while the potential of interconnected commerce
is powerful, without a central hub to manage the network, the result would be
chaos. The right central hub and standard protocols could create a
world-changing network of commerce enablement that, linked with the payments infrastructure,
could redefine global commerce for the 21st century.
is powerful, without a central hub to manage the network, the result would be
chaos. The right central hub and standard protocols could create a
world-changing network of commerce enablement that, linked with the payments infrastructure,
could redefine global commerce for the 21st century.
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