DISRUPTIVE TECH
AI implementation will present challenges for organisations , such as the wider workforce feeling concerned over job security , managers feeling overwhelmed with additional direct reports and remaining employees being reluctant to change or adopt AI-driver interaction . Additionally , mentoring and learning pathways may become broken , and more junior workers could suffer from a lack of development opportunities .
Top trends in infrastructure and operations by Gartner
Jeffrey Hewitt , Vice President Analyst , Gartner
and even within the infrastructure . Liquid-cooled infrastructure remains niche in terms of use cases but will become more predominant as next generations of GPUs and CPUs increase in power consumption and heat production .
# 3 Intelligent applications
Generative AI has revealed applications ’ potential to operate intelligently , which has created the expectation for intelligent applications . Intelligent applications adapt to their user ’ s context and intent , thereby reducing digital friction . It can interoperate in pursuit of their own , as well as their users ’ intents , by marshalling the appropriate interfaces to external APIs and connected data .
Gartner highlighted the six trends that will have a significant impact on infrastructure and operations , I & O for 2025 . These trends give the opportunity for I & O leaders to identify future skills requirements and seek insights to help meet implementation requirements , said . They will provide the differentiation needed for enterprises to gain the optimal benefits from their I & O operations in 2025 .
# 1 Cyberstorage
Ultimately , intelligent applications reduce required intervention and interactions on the part of I & O . It also optimises processes and utilisation while reducing resource overhead .
# 4 Revirtualisation , devirtualisation
The recent license changes for certain vendor-based solutions have forced many I & O teams to re-evaluate their virtualisation choices with some moving more to public cloud , some turning to distributed cloud and some moving to private cloud . This involves multiple options beyond just changing hypervisors .
Cyberstorage solutions utilise a data harbour made up of data that is fragmented and distributed across multiple storage locations . The fragmented data can be instantly reassembled for use when needed .
Cyberstorage can be a dedicated solution with comprehensive features , a platform-native service offering with integrated solutions , or a collection of stand-alone products that augment storage vendors with cyberprotection capabilities .
For cyberstorage to be successful , I & O leaders should identify the risks of costly and disruptive storage threats , combined with increasing regulatory and insurance expenses to build a business case for cyberstorage adoption .
# 2 Liquid-cooled Infrastructure
Liquid-cooled infrastructure consists of rear-door heat exchange , immersion and direct-to-chip . It enables I & O to support new chip generations , density and AI requirements , while also providing I & O opportunities to flexibly place infrastructure to support Edge use cases .
Liquid cooling has evolved to move from cooling the broader data centre environment to getting closer
I & O leaders must inventory all current virtualisation implementations and any related interdependencies . Evaluate alternative paths including hypervisors , hyperconvergence , distributed cloud , containerisation , private cloud and devirtualisation . Identify existing I & O skills and how those need to evolve to support top choices .
Industry to witness increased collaboration around AI infrastructure says Vertiv
Giordano Albertazzi , CEO Vertiv
AI continues to reshape the data centre industry , a reality reflected in the projected 2025 data centre trends from Vertiv . Vertiv experts anticipate increased industry innovation and integration to support highdensity computing , regulatory scrutiny around AI , as well as increasing focus on sustainability and cybersecurity efforts .
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