According to data from the World Economic Forum—which includes 500 million tweets, 294 billion emails, 4 petabytes of Facebook messages, 65 billion messages sent on WhatsApp, and 5 billion internet searches— 463 exabytes of data will be created every day by 2026 !
With the emergence of new solutions and concepts in the data center field, the data center is pushing towards the edge of the horizon. IT leaders are being forced to consider new solutions to further optimize their businesses. Enterprises are leveraging smarter digital strategies more than ever before. The next decade will be filled with innovation and fierce competition in data center operations. Keeping that in mind, here are some data center trends to watch out for:
The Internet of Things will lead the way in edge computing
For years, artificial intelligence and machine learning have been driving a hardware arms race, with innovations extending beyond the chip industry. AI is creating an insatiable demand for faster, more energy-efficient computing hardware.
Edge computing can be seen as a technological paradigm that typically pushes core processing power to the actual area where it’s needed, usually at the network edge. This allows information to be collected and analyzed “locally,” rather than sending knowledge back to a unified cloud for computation. Edge computing aims to maximize operational efficiency, improve performance and security, and limit downtime.
Edge computing brings computing power closer to the device. In turn, this helps automate work and reduce the number of people needed in remote locations. Compared to cloud computing, edge computing has lower bandwidth requirements and lower latency, can process massive amounts of data, and achieves faster response times.
Clouds, clouds anytime, anywhere
Cloud companies will continue to shape the IT landscape of the future. IT is migrating from on-premises data centers to standalone cloud providers, a massive business that continues to gain momentum.
The same applies to cloud connectivity, whether it’s software, platforms, or Infrastructure as a Service; the cloud is an integral part of most enterprise IT strategies.
5G will boost IT infrastructure
With the introduction of 5G, few technologies will be immediately positively impacted. 5G offers two advantages. First, lower network latency, and second, significantly higher data transmission speeds. Data transmission speeds reach 20 gigabits per second, four to five times faster than 4G. This high-speed data transmission results in a vast amount of data available at the processing end, thus creating a major opportunity for applications supporting artificial intelligence.
One of the most significant advantages of 5G is its application in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A major transformation for IoT devices will be that they will no longer be merely data collection units, but will evolve into decision-making units. This will significantly reduce the cost of IoT devices. 5G will bring prosperity to the IoT device market because it will combine processing power with autonomous decision-making capabilities. This will have a profound impact on the world, giving it more device processing power and creating a hyper-connected world. 5G is expected to connect approximately 50 billion devices, making this hyper-connected world even smarter through increased data sharing.
Most importantly
Over the next decade, we will see more data center technologies implemented than ever before. The world will continue to integrate the Internet of Things into daily life, leading to a greater demand for edge computing. 5G infrastructure will also become the standard for connectivity, enabling us to create and share data on an unprecedented scale.