Emerson Network Power Report Identifies Four Emerging Data Center Models
Cybersecurity, cloud and fog computing, and sustainability spark new archetype trends in the data center landscape.
Emerson Network Power has released a summary report that predicts four emerging archetypes will reshape the way the data center of the future will look and operate.
Traditionally, the data center has evolved in response to technology innovation—mostly server-based — and the pace and direction has been somewhat predictable. Disruptive trends such as cloud computing, sustainability, cybersecurity and the Internet of Things are driving profound IT changes across all industries and creating opportunities and challenges in the process. As a result, new archetypes are emerging that will change the data center landscape and improve productivity, drive down costs and increase agility. The four emerging archetypes of tomorrow’s data centers are: