Cloud data center development trend

It is no exaggeration to say that technology is developed at the speed of light. To keep up with the pace of the cloud data center market, it is important to grasp these changes. Here are the top ten trends you need to understand.

On-demand access

The cloud data center is primarily used to store information and provide disaster recovery capabilities. However, with the development of new technologies such as mobile applications and the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for on-demand access is growing. Users want the same user experience regardless of whether they are accessing data from local devices or from the cloud. Cloud data centers need to provide faster data processing speeds and continue to shift focus to cloud computing and reduce latency.

Recruitment needs

Data scientists use analytics to turn big data into valuable and useful conclusions. As cloud data centers move from information storage infrastructure to on-demand cloud data processing centers, the demand for data engineers is on the rise. Data engineers optimize the performance of their company's big data ecosystem. Cloud data centers may need to consider hiring teams of data scientists and data engineers (rather than data scientists) to create and deploy models and algorithms. Infrastructure Flexibility As many companies pursue new technological innovations, the demand for flexible IT infrastructure is growing. Many organizations are moving data from local servers to service providers' cloud data centers. This increases the flexibility of the infrastructure because companies can choose dedicated or shared servers, public or private clouds, and hybrid services to meet their rapidly changing needs. Moving from numbers to capacity Despite the explosive growth of cloud data centers in recent years, some analysts believe that the number of cloud data centers will peak in 2017. However, even with the upper limit of physical space requirements, the data capacity of service provider centers continues to grow and is driving data center interconnections to achieve faster speeds and higher bandwidth port densities. When moving to cloud products, service providers tend to run large cloud data centers. Cisco predicts that by 2020, 92% of the workload will be transferred to the cloud.

Investor interest is improving

The growth of cloud data centers is attracting investor interest. While investment opportunities in some cloud data centers have declined due to rising energy costs and sovereign law, some reports indicate that data center real estate investment trusts (REITs) will provide a 10% to 15% return. In the current monetary environment, other types of investment funds can only receive single-digit returns, making the data center an attractive investment opportunity. Geographical cloud growth In specific markets such as Silicon Valley, North Virginia (NoVa), London and Tokyo, the speed of moving to the cloud is faster than in other parts of the world. Several major providers expect to have three times the amount of infrastructure installed by 2020. Faster, but not costly The surge in data is driven by the growth of video streaming, the Internet of Things, and mobile applications. Idc information network related personnel said that the surge in bandwidth demand is leading the data center operators to achieve faster speed without increasing costs. During the transition from cloud data centers to higher speeds, 25 Gigabit Ethernet (25GbE) provides a good compromise between performance and cost. Bundling and flexibility Another way to increase data transmission and processing speed is the bundle link. The cloud data center can achieve 100G speed by bundling four 25GbE links. Instead, they can increase data processing flexibility by splitting the 100GbE link into four 25GbE links. In addition, the industry has developed a 400GbE link that bundles four 56GbE links using a high-order PAM4 modulation scheme. Advances in high-density switch semiconductor design and configuration have enabled cloud data center operators to reduce costs by increasing power efficiency. For example, a 48-port switch can now be configured on a single chip, whereas two chips were previously required. Optimized solutions such as MACOM's L-PIC enable cloud data center operators to efficiently increase capacity in a cost-effective manner. Utilizing MACOM's proprietary self-alignment (SAEFT) technology, MACOM's L-PIC enables cost-effective, efficient and scalable modular solutions and helps improve PIC's high-density optical interconnect solutions in cloud data centers Adoption rate in the program.

IT outsourcing

One way for organizations to free up space on their networks while maintaining (or increasing) bandwidth speed is to outsource their IT operations to the cloud. Companies can turn to cloud service providers for increased speed and flexibility at lower operating costs rather than maintaining their entire IT infrastructure.

The cloud data center market is growing rapidly. As data moves to the cloud, savvy investors can still realize the benefits, although some opportunities are diminishing. Grasp these 10 trends and make your investment more valuable.