Recent acts of cyberterrorism have underscored the importance of raising your company’s IT security game. CNN reported a notable rise in cyberattacks, citing that in May 2021, hackers targeted the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies gas to the east coast of the U.S., and the food processor JBS USA, threatening the nation’s vital fuel and food supplies.

According to the 2021 State of the Cloud Report, the pandemic has accelerated the already healthy rate of cloud adoption, with 29% of companies using cloud more than they had planned to previously. The report found that 31% of companies are investing more than $12 million in the public cloud per year.

Digital transformation is a way to future-proof your IT infrastructure and to innovate to stay competitive, but it is also a way to overcome problems that your business faces. Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can play a vital role in data center transformation and problem solving.

When companies think about monitoring their infrastructures, the need to prevent cyberattacks often comes to mind because of recent acts of cyberterrorism. 

Over the last decade, the cloud has gained popularity and acceptance, evolving from an emerging technology that inspired concerns about lack of security, to almost every company’s go-to solution. Now, it’s common for organizations to take a cloud-first approach to technology.

But is the cloud really right for everyone?

Technology news site NextPlatform.com reported that hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) has evolved from a way to consolidate data center infrastructure resources to a springboard for hybrid cloud because of its cloud-like capabilities. Organizations are turning to HCI to optimize and simplify operations and automate management processes through a single pane of glass.

The technology news site Data Centre Dynamics reported that the pandemic actually has been good for the data center, making its role in supporting the workplace even more important than before. Focus on the data center has led to renewed efforts to reduce infrastructure energy use and to increase the agility and availability of the data center.

In The Smart CIO’s Guide to Modernizing a Data Center, leader in hyperconverged infrastructure technology (HCI) Nutanix emphasized that new approaches to data center architecture are essential in this time of evolving operation requirements.

Analytics and business intelligence/data integration platforms (ABI) help corporate executives, business managers, and operational staff make faster and more informed business decisions. By capturing value from data, companies are able to pinpoint areas for effective cost cutting, identify new business opportunities, and spot inefficient business processes.

BizTech reported that the year-long pandemic has driven companies in many industries to modernize their infrastructures. This move is propelled by the need to transition to a “digital-first enterprise.”