Trends Report

Key I&O Technology Trends To Watch In 2014, Part 3

Build Capabilities Around Hybrid Cloud Orchestration And Open Standards To Harness The Cloud

June 13th, 2014
Sudhanshu Bhandari, null
Sudhanshu Bhandari
With contributors:
Lauren Nelson , Michael Barnes , Manish Bahl , James Staten , Dave Bartoletti , Abhinav Dhruwa

Summary

To accelerate business growth, infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals in Asia Pacific (AP) must understand and ultimately master four key I&O-related trends: 1) Continually consolidate and optimize the technology infrastructure, 2) focus on business technology (BT) resiliency and availability, 3) integrate hybrid cloud into your existing portfolio, and 4) simplify and automate via a software-defined data center strategy. This report is the third in a four-part series outlining Forrester's recommendations for I&O professionals responsible for developing, implementing, and procuring the technology infrastructure to support the systems of engagement that companies need to win, serve, and retain increasingly empowered customers. To meet ever-rising customer expectations, organizations must ensure that their technology infrastructure is clearly aligned to business strategy. This report highlights the need for businesses to integrate hybrid cloud into their existing technology portfolio.

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