To ensure that IT can adapt to ever-changing business requirements, infrastructure and operational expenses need to be cost-effective to fund and enable innovation.
Software-Defined Infrastructure Redefines Operations and Administration
As infrastructure becomes more software-defined, operations will be automated, eliminating manual configuration — and reconfiguration — at the hardware-component level. This will allow for greater agility, fewer errors, and lower operational costs. Employing post-virtualization infrastructure, such as hyperconverged infrastructure, will eliminate the physical silos and be disruptive to traditional IT roles. In this new world, administrators will need to embrace new skills and get comfortable shedding the mundane and repetitive tasks, such as provisioning storage.