Cloud Shift May Accelerate as Edge Extends Into On-Premises Facilities

The shift of enterprise IT workloads from on-premises facilities into cloud may be accelerated by new distributed cloud models, according to Gartner. This acceleration holds potential benefits for the data center sector and sustainability.

Software is eating the world, and it has set the table for another powerful trend – the cloud is chomping away on the enterprise data center.

The shift of enterprise IT workloads from on-premises IT facilities into third-party data centers is a long-term trend that has been gaining momentum. This migration has gained pace during the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted many companies to turn to cloud services to support a distributed workforce


 
Published February 21, 2022
Originally Published at Data Center Frontier

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