Cloud Storage Trends for 2015

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Cloud Storage Trends for 2015

CLOUD STORAGE TRENDS FOR 2015AS MANY AS 80% OF COMPANIES THAT ADOPT CLOUD TECHNOL-OGIES SEE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS. READ MORE TO DISCOVER HOW ENTERPRISES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CLOUD STORAGE TRENDS IN 2015.

Over the past few years, criticism of cloud computing as an emerging technology has dominated the discussion among enterprises. Today, this argument is becoming less vocal as cases of cloud computing usage in enterprises proliferate, particularly with respect to Big Data and analytics. For instance, a recent study by NSK Inc. has shown that 80% of compa-nies that adopt cloud technologies see improvements within six months of adoption.

OF COMPANIES THAT ADOPTCLOUD TECHNOLOGIES

SEE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF ADOPTION.

80%

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5TOP TRENDS:

Compliance-Ready Cloud

Storing Enterprise Data in the Cloud

Expert Consultancy as Key

On-Premise Storage Vendors Obsolete

Big Data in the Cloud

SOLUTION:

HOW WHY WHAT

OF BIG DATA

Cloud computing, particularly cloud storage, has been proven in multiple real-world use cases to simplify IT operations while saving companies millions of dollars. Indeed, the Big Data era would not be possible with-out the advent of highly scalable cloud storage, which enables advanced analytics at an acceptable cost. Enterprises must utilize and understand the business benefits of cloud storage to deliver actionable analytics in a timely manner, so to help enterprises prepare for 2015, here are the top cloud storage trends.

AS MANY AS 80% OF COMPANIES THAT ADOPT

CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES

SEE IMPROVEMENTS

WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

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HOW WHY WHAT

OF BIG DATA BIG DATA IN THE CLOUD IS GAINING ACCEPTANCE No one doubts that today’s exponential data growth presents enterprises with many challenges. However, these challenges offer enormous op-portunities to monetize Big Data insights as well. Today, a variety of Big Data systems reside comfortably in the cloud, which can accommodate a diverse range of technologies, from Hadoop to NEWSQL, among others.

Today, public cloud providers are quickly gaining more enterprise-class customers, so much so that a growing number of enterprises now run their entire IT shop in the cloud. The cloud storage conversation and Big Data go hand in hand. The rich set of Big Data technologies available through the cloud will only improve moving forward to 2015.

1BIG DATA IN THE CLOUD IS GAINING

ACCEPTANCE

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2STORING

ENTERPRISE DATA IN THE CLOUD FOR ANALYTICS

STORING ENTERPRISE DATA IN THE CLOUD FOR ANALYTICSThe capabilities of cloud providers to scale out storage now give enter-prises the option to keep data in the cloud in most cases. For example, if a particular enterprise operates its IT shop in a public cloud, it now has a range of choices to perform analytics against the data stored in the cloud. One question is, should businesses use Hadoop or Vertica to perform these analytics? As Vertica is a part of several public cloud providers, this tool is becoming an attractive offering since enterprises no longer need to manage additional on-premise infrastructure.

In 2015, this thought process will continue to gain acceptance, particu-larly with respect to the storage needs of Big Data and analytics. Along these lines, the hybrid-cloud school of thought steps forward for enter-prises that are forced to (or simply choose to) maintain data in-house to remain compliant with regulations, which ties into the next cloud storage trend: improved security.



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HOW WHY WHAT

OF BIG DATACOMBINING PRIVATE CLOUD SERVICES WITH SEVERAL PUBLIC CLOUDS WILL BECOME MORE COMMONPLACE IN 2015 AS SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE BECOME LESS SIGNIFICANTLY CRITICIZED FEATURES OF THE CLOUD.



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COMPLIANCE-READY CLOUD WITH IMPROVED SECURITYIn highly regulated industries, such as health care and finance, effectively managing Big Data becomes a balancing act between compliance man-dates and what is necessary to glean actionable business intelligence. In the past, this situation presented a problem because regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), restricted the use of cloud technologies. Today, HIPPA-compliant cloud services are available, and the trend of accommodating strict data security regulations in the cloud will continue.

Downtime is less of an issue with respect to security than in previous years. Access is another security concern that cloud providers are con-tinuing to improve upon. In fact, from a strictly practical standpoint, many cloud providers can deliver better security than enterprises can deliver in-house --- and at a lower cost. Combining private cloud services with several public clouds will become more commonplace in 2015 as security and compliance become less significantly criticized features of the cloud.

ON-PREMISE STORAGE VENDORS ARE BECOMING OBSOLETEGiven the scalability of cloud storage, on-premise storage vendors are becoming obsolete and will continue to do so in 2015. Big Data and ana-lytics that reside in the cloud can have a tangible effect on the business side of the enterprise. For example, mobile e-commerce platforms can now push transactions to the cloud instead of conducting them in the mobile application itself. Simply adding more on-premise storage would only create more obstacles (not fewer) since clouds now have better in-teroperability than ever before.

This trend is particularly relevant for lines of business executives, such as chief marketing officers (CMOs), who need a more efficient way to leverage Big Data without having to go through IT for large capital out-lays. Object-storage repositories and cluster-computing environments in the cloud give CMOs a means to glean insights from Big Data platforms without burdening IT with more overhead.

3COMPLIANCE-READY CLOUD

WITH IMPROVED SECURITY

4ON-PREMISE

STORAGE VENDORS ARE

BECOMING OBSOLETE



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5EXPERT

CONSULTANCY IS KEY

EXPERT CONSULTANCY IS KEYCertainly, there is no easy answer to how a particular enterprise should monetize Big Data. As such, choosing an expert technology partner is key in 2015. Enterprises have to answer myriad questions surrounding Big Data and analytics to bolster the business overall. Should companies look to new technologies or refresh old technologies for the sake of expedi-ency and cost? An expert technology partner will help enterprises sort through the hows, whys, and whats of Big Data and cloud storage. Often, advanced technologies are the answer, presenting more opportunities than enterprises may assume at a glance.

In this regard, IIS’s expertise can help enterprises solve the hows, whys, and whats of Big Data and deliver actionable use cases. The days of using cloud storage simply as a backup for on-premise infrastructure are coming to an end. Other opportunities exist, but without the right tech-nology partner, enterprises will achieve less-than-optimal results and fall behind the curve.

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