In 2014, a piece of realism breakthrough in IT, says Guido Nobel, manager at Unisys Netherlands. “This year was the realization that you build a complete data center no longer itself but a specialist obtains here.” Now that step is put also qualify him as the higher layers as-a-service turn. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for non-specific applications, platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) as a platform for integrated functionality and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) as a generic infrastructure for testing, and bursts flexible infrastructure needs. “IT as Nobel in 2014 has become less special. “The dominance of the original IT department has become smaller and IT projects without intervention of IT are more common.
But in 2015, a number of developments that have recently come forward, break through final continues Nobel. “Cloud is not hype, big data is not a term that people are excited. Exciting terms or software defined, social and Internet of Things (IoT). ‘
1. Software defined
Especially software defined state in the coming year high on the agenda, says Nobel. In 2014, it was responsive clarified the challenges software defined says Harm de Haan, consulting manager at Telindus, but according to him, there is still much confusion about the term. He creates here to explain clarify that software defined is not only to create a virtual environment, but also the complete separation of the functionality of the technology, making the IT infrastructure is programmable.
“In 2015, most organizations are not yet ready them the software defined technology already existing environments can implement large-scale, but this will take place in stages, “says De Haan. Ruud Mulder, lead storage architect at Unisys, thinks the traditional data center, where it was thought especially in silos, in 2014 by a transition will make to the software defined data center. But according to De Haan will happen in stages and not yet widespread. “Most organizations will be there in 2015 have yet to be ready.”
This transition to Data Center 2.0 will be a logical consequence in itself, Mulder continues, ‘as we all year and day are busy virtualizing compute, such as servers and workstations. “Now, organizations according to him, in the broadest sense of the word the entire data center virtualization into a single hybrid infrastructure. “The deployment time of new services and processes will be shortened with this, and there may be more rapid response to new trends. As a result, IT departments have more time available for innovation instead of managing and maintaining the air of all silos. Hardware will be increasingly commodity and intelligence will be moved to the software layer.
It also made it easier to invest Mulder external services. “The software defined data center will lead to a more hybrid approach. Which is much flexibility as a logical consequence will have. The effort in the field of management will decrease, because the virtualization of the entire data center ensures that one capacity, performance and possible bottlenecks can gain insight and manage from a single management suite. It will therefore be easier to introduce such things as chargeback and forecasting, with the result that IT may not be as just a cost center is seen. “
in 2015 will anyway be important for IT managers realize that there is software defined, according to De Haan. Software Defined requires a change of mindset: first must be perfectly clear what functionality should provide the IT infrastructure before we allocate them. This sounds obvious, but it is not so obvious. Software defined is a game changer that increases the flexibility of the IT department. “
2. Internet of things in plain view
Another development that has reached critical mass as Nobel the IoT. “It’s not new, but the scale and scope increasingly visible. The sensors of the IoT will communicate with our business applications, our IT infrastructure and most importantly. The users’ The way they take IT to him is, predicts The Nobel increasingly integrated, intuitive and graphical: Social computing.
3. More attention to OpenStack
Also OpenStack get more interest in the coming year, expect Sietze Reitsma, networking solution architect at HP. OpenStack seems to be, according to him on the way to the data center automation / orchestration platform of the future. ‘Commercial parties such as Cisco, VMware and Microsoft all trying to get their share. However, the power of Open Source development seems to win specific vendor solutions. “Reitsma says that by embracing Network Function Virtualization (NFV) by the OpenStack community, providers can significantly cut costs and become more responsive to the needs of customers . “In particular, the self-service model offers opportunities. By further optimization of hypervisors and accelerated vSwitches by companies such as Wind River and Intel software based appliances can supplant hardware variants. This in combination with multi-tenant support OpenStack will be a key trend for the coming years. “
4. Managed security services
It does not matter whether the infrastructure is now wired or wireless, segmentation or zoning of the client systems to the data is important, says Peter Mesker, Technical Director at Secure Link. “Over the past year, many examples come by DDoS, APTs, malware, vulnerabilities and targeted attacks on virtually all organizations.” This, according to him endorses the need for layered and integrated security at the highest level. “Additionally, an innovative and flexible design of the infrastructure, services, and automated management requires.” Mesker will therefore only logical that organizations increasingly rely on managed security services.
Virtualization in the data center is a trend that is growing rapidly, says Mesker. “More and more enterprise customers will applications from private-, approach called public or hybrid clouds, where applications should always be readily available. To the large amount of logging and data, which are generated in the public and private infrastructure, due to the (security) devices to process, it is necessary to analyze this real-time in order to gain a better understanding and control as well as increasing the security level. “
According to Mesker it is obviously important to invest in proper security systems at major demarcation of the infrastructure. “The continuous monitoring and detection and subsequent action (incident response) are also crucial to avoid a security failure.” Often organizations according Mesker think you’re safe with having the appropriate security components in the infrastructure. “But nothing is less true. It requires a continuous adaptation of the security policies but also continuous monitoring in order to detect where possibly infected endpoints are. “After all, says Mesker, targeted and not previously identified attacks can still possible cause damage and so-called patient-zero (the initially infected system) should still be cleaned up. “A managed security service which not only provides monitoring and alerting but actually also analytics, forensics and incident response so provides, is therefore essential in the fight against cyber crime.”
5. Best Value Procurement gaining popularity
Best Value Procurement (BVP) begins to be popular, now also in IT, says Hans Kateman, outsourcing consultant at KPN. “Is that because of the philosophy ‘give the expert space’, or is it because it seems to be a relatively simple tender process, Kateman asks himself. “It is probably a combination of both, as yet mainly pragmatic approach seems to appeal to a purchaser. This leads also to more successful outsourcing relationships? Probably only if all those involved in customer and supplier also embrace the philosophy behind and go into practice. Not only during the tender, but also in the execution. “So far it is unfortunately not always concludes Kateman. “But when we are all striving to be Best Value Procurement 2015 a successful trend.
6. Quality is more important
Finally, predicts Rob Verplanke, managing consultant at KPN Consulting, that the importance of the quality of services will be increasingly recognized in 2015. This will apply to both suppliers and customers. “It is a supplier of date that products are delivered that are not very high quality, but cheap. A product or service should be good for a reasonable price. The price hunters who see buy cheap products and services afterwards that insufficient quality is delivered and warranty at all is no. “Verplanke finds that a product or service best little cost may be, if the underlying (management) costs and warranty therefore are better. “A reliable product or service is essential for your own services.
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