IT Ops Teams: 15 Trends That You Need To Embrace Right Now
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IT Ops Teams 15 Trends That You Need To Embrace Right Now “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” - George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Laureate in Literature #ITOpsTrends www.VistaraIT.com #15: Site Reliability Engineering If Google had its way, IT Ops teams would soon morph into Site Reliability Engineers (SREs). SREs combine the skills of a software engineer with that of a system administrator. SREs manage hyperscale infrastructure using automation at a much lower cost. Understand the SRE model so that you provide agile and scalable IT services to your business. #14: Microservices Monolithic architectures are giving way to microservices. Microservices let you be more responsive to customer needs by adding new functionality on the fly. Adopt microservices for delivering agility, flexibility, scalability, and operational sustainability. #13: Containers Containers help you build, run, and manage distributed applications in a scalable manner. Docker, the leading container framework, has more than 2 billion downloads of the Docker Engine and 300,000 Dockerized applications. IT Ops should work with developers to learn the right use cases for containers. #12: Internet of Things Six billion connected devices are in use today. By 2020, there will be twenty six billion Internet of Things (IoT). How do you monitor, secure, manage, and analyze billions of connected devices? IT Ops will need new frameworks to drive business initiatives using IoT products. #11: IT Operations Analytics IT Ops management is data intensive. IT Operations Analytics (ITOA) helps you sort the signal from the noise, by discovering patterns across data sources. Gartner estimates that 50% of enterprises will use ITOA by 2018. You can improve the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure with ITOA technologies. #10: Continuous Delivery Continuous Delivery (CD) enables enterprises to release software frequently by incorporating customer feedback. IT teams that adopt CD can change software in line with user feedback. CD practices improve software delivery with higher quality and lower costs. #09: DevOps Ever since Patrick Debois coined the phrase in 2009, DevOps has taken the world by storm. DevOps creates business value by increasing trust and collaboration across different departments and helps you quickly respond to changing business requirements. #08: IT as a Service Provider How does IT Ops meet the demands of business users in an agile fashion? Transform into a service provider for driving innovation across a complex supply chain. You will no longer be a cost center but a strategic business partner within your organization. #07: Shadow IT Business leaders are bypassing enterprise IT to buy their own technology. Gartner estimates that 50% of IT spend will be Shadow IT in the future. IT Ops can no longer afford to react at a leisurely pace. Empower your business by driving value with the right technology investments. #06: Bimodal IT How do you support reliability and agility in your IT Ops at the same time? Bimodal IT enables you to harness Mode 1 teams for stability and Mode 2 teams for innovation. Gartner believes that 75% of enterprises will establish bimodal expertise by 2017. It’s time to go bimodal today! #05: Digital Transformation A Forrester study shows that 47% of revenues will come from digital channels by 2020. In a world gone digital, how do you ramp up on digital business innovation? IT Ops should adopt a culture of agility and experimentation for creating new digital revenue streams. #04: Cloud Security How do you secure enterprise data across highly distributed IT environments? Enterprises will spend nearly $8 billion in the next five years to protect data in the cloud. Security as a Service protects you from breaches by monitoring threats and eliminating vulnerabilities. #03: Cloud Service Providers Migrating legacy applications or building new applications in the cloud is a challenging exercise. Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) help you reduce operational risk for cloud deployments. Select the right CSP partner to embark on your cloud transformation journey. #02: Infrastructure as Code Call it Infrastructure as Code (IaC), composable infrastructure, or programmable infrastructure. IaC uses automation to provision, manage, and tear down infrastructure for rapid application development. IAC accelerates software delivery by reducing friction across different phases of the development lifecycle. #01: Hybrid Cloud Hybrid Cloud is here to stay. IDC predicts that 50% of IT spending will be cloud-based by 2018. The Public Cloud is the preferred delivery mechanism for innovative, customer facing applications. With budgets shifting to the cloud, IT Ops will need to maintain visibility and control across hybrid cloud environments. Here are fifteen trends that will deliver rich dividends to IT leaders that adopt them. Embrace these shifts to not only survive but also drive business growth and profitability. Sources: Gartner, Forrester, IDC, 451 Research
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“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot
change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Laureate in Literature
#ITOpsTrends
www.VistaraIT.com
#15: Site Reliability EngineeringIf Google had its way, IT Ops teams would soon morph into Site Reliability Engineers (SREs). SREs combine the skills of a software engineer with that of a system administrator. SREs manage hyperscale infrastructure using automation at a much lower cost. Understand the SRE model so that you provide agile and scalable IT services to your business.
#14: MicroservicesMonolithic architectures are giving way to microservices. Microservices let you be more responsive to customer needs by adding new functionality on the fly. Adopt microservices for delivering agility, flexibility, scalability, and operational sustainability.
#13: ContainersContainers help you build, run, and manage distributed applications in a scalable manner. Docker, the leading container framework, has more than 2 billion downloads of the Docker Engine and 300,000 Dockerized applications. IT Ops should work with developers to learn the right use cases for containers.
#12: Internet of ThingsSix billion connected devices are in use today. By 2020, there will be twenty six billion Internet of Things (IoT). How do you monitor, secure, manage, and analyze billions of connected devices? IT Ops will need new frameworks to drive business initiatives using IoT products.
#11: IT Operations AnalyticsIT Ops management is data intensive. IT Operations Analytics (ITOA) helps you sort the signal from the noise, by discovering patterns across data sources. Gartner estimates that 50% of enterprises will use ITOA by 2018. You can improve the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure with ITOA technologies.
#10: Continuous DeliveryContinuous Delivery (CD) enables enterprises to release software frequently by incorporating customer feedback. IT teams that adopt CD can change software in line with user feedback. CD practices improve software delivery with higher quality and lower costs.
#09: DevOpsEver since Patrick Debois coined the phrase in 2009, DevOps has taken the world by storm. DevOps creates business value by increasing trust and collaboration across different departments and helps you quickly respond to changing business requirements.
#08: IT as a Service ProviderHow does IT Ops meet the demands of business users in an agile fashion? Transform into a service provider for driving innovation across a complex supply chain. You will no longer be a cost center but a strategic business partner within your organization.
#07: Shadow ITBusiness leaders are bypassing enterprise IT to buy their own technology. Gartner estimates that 50% of IT spend will be Shadow IT in the future. IT Ops can no longer afford to react at a leisurely pace. Empower your business by driving value with the right technology investments.
#06: Bimodal ITHow do you support reliability and agility in your IT Ops at the same time? Bimodal IT enables you to harness Mode 1 teams for stability and Mode 2 teams for innovation. Gartner believes that 75% of enterprises will establish bimodal expertise by 2017. It’s time to go bimodal today!
#05: Digital TransformationA Forrester study shows that 47% of revenues will come from digital channels by 2020. In a world gone digital, how do you ramp up on digital business innovation? IT Ops should adopt a culture of agility and experimentation for creating new digital revenue streams.
#04: Cloud SecurityHow do you secure enterprise data across highly distributed IT environments? Enterprises will spend nearly $8 billion in the next five years to protect data in the cloud. Security as a Service protects you from breaches by monitoring threats and eliminating vulnerabilities.
#03: Cloud Service ProvidersMigrating legacy applications or building new applications in the cloud is a challenging exercise. Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) help you reduce operational risk for cloud deployments. Select the right CSP partner to embark on your cloud transformation journey.
#02: Infrastructure as CodeCall it Infrastructure as Code (IaC), composable infrastructure, or programmable infrastructure. IaC uses automation to provision, manage, and tear down infrastructure for rapid application development. IAC accelerates software delivery by reducing friction across different phases of the development lifecycle.
#01: Hybrid CloudHybrid Cloud is here to stay. IDC predicts that 50% of IT spending will be cloud-based by 2018. The Public Cloud is the preferred delivery mechanism for innovative, customer facing applications. With budgets shifting to the cloud, IT Ops will need to maintain visibility and control across hybrid cloud environments.
Here are fifteen trends that will deliver rich dividends to IT leaders that adopt them. Embrace these shifts to not only survive but also drive business growth and profitability.
Sources: Gartner, Forrester, IDC, 451 Research
