2019 Data Center Drivers: Kubernetes, Cloud, ML, File System Storage

If 2019 is anything like the previous year, there will be a renewed push for modernization in the data center to alleviate the management complexity, handle the scalability requirements and achieve an improved ROI. We will see storage systems improve to handle the rise in containerized environments, an uptick in software-defined storage solutions and a return to a tried-and-true approach that has been marginalized in recent years. Containers have become an integral part of today’s IT environments for their ability to reduce costs and complexity while enabling the rapid testing and deployment of applications. While containerized infrastructures are not new in and of themselves, Kubernetes is still considered the new kid on the block. Nevertheless, its ability to make the handling of the complex IT infrastructure required to run various business-critical applications easier than ever makes it a rising star. 2019 will be the year that we will see broader adoption rates of Kubernetes in the enterprise.