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GARTNER ANNOUNCES FOUR TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CLOUD , DATA CENTER AND EDGE COMPUTING

Gartner , a leader in research and advisory services for businesses , has announced four trends that will impact cloud , data center and Edge infrastructure in 2023 as Infrastructure and Operations ( I & O ) teams gear up to support more modern technologies and new ways of working during a year of economic uncertainty .

65 % of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027 – up from 45 % in 2022 .
In the current economic climate , the biggest challenge companies will face in 2023 may not be IT infrastructure . I and O teams are likely to be affected by economic and geopolitical forces , playing a vital role in business improvement . universal , but many deployments are ad hoc and poorly implemented . I & O teams have an opportunity this year to revisit hastily assembled or poorly architected cloud infrastructure to make it more efficient , resilient and cost-effective .
Paul Delroy , VP Analyst , Gartner , said : “ This won ’ t be a year to realize grand ambitions , but it marks a moment to refocus , retool and rethink your infrastructure . In every crisis lies opportunity , and in this case , the chance to make positive changes that may be long overdue .”
According to Gartner , the top four cloud , data center and Edge infrastructure trends include :
1 . Cloud teams will optimize and refactor cloud infrastructure : Public cloud usage is almost
The focus of refactoring cloud infrastructure should be on optimizing costs by eliminating redundant , overbuilt or unused cloud infrastructure ; building business resilience rather than service-level redundancy ; using cloud infrastructure as a way to mitigate supply chain disruptions ; and modernizing infrastructure .
According to Gartner , 65 % of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027 – up from 45 % in 2022 .
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