how cloud computing have changed the entire storage structure ?
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Object storage changed the way data is managed, allowing companies to store the incredible amounts of unstructured data we all generate on a daily basis. The model truly turned storage on its head. For 2018, though, something a little more mundane will happen: object storage moves closer to becoming a commodity.
Don't get me wrong, there are likely still great innovations coming in object storage, and commoditization is not a bad thing at all. We've already seen the price of object storage fall, as commoditization starts to happen, and I expect that to continue.
This will lead to a couple interesting discussions at companies everywhere. First, organizations will being to wonder about replacing tape with object storage as it becomes more price competitive. Second, and more importantly, organizations will start to talk more about easy access, affordability, security, and performance, and less about where their data is physically stored. This flexibility will end up being a real boon for the bottom line.
Containers become another tool in the bag
First, let's be clear, the container industry is an exciting place, with lots of innovation happening. While it's far from mature, it has reached that point on the curve approaching maturity. So, while the idea that containers are going to change the industry at a fundamental level may still be alive, in 2018 something closer to maturity will happen: containers become another one of the many tools developers just use.
Terms like "maturity" and "usable tool" seem to have negative connotations, but I see this as a real positive. There are so many great use cases for containers now - agility and the ability access to large amounts of data across a geographic area, application portability, shorter build times, accelerated development cycles, etc. - that those working with containers have come to rely on them as the lighter weight cousin of virtual machines. Again, this isn't bad. Maybe that time will come where containers change the industry. For 2018, their usability right now is at the forefront. Containers are the gateway drug to the serverless revolution that has yet to come.
Network shift
Looking at the near past, storage has moved to a software-defined model as smoothly as can be expected, and faster than most probably predicted. Even functionality like compute has made innovations, and virtualization is very mature. Network, however, has stalled a bit. Server virtualization actually provides a glimpse into the future of networking. These days, any company that isn't using virtualization is behind the curve, but even a couple years ago that wasn't true. Well, for the network, SDN will be what virtualization was for compute.
This won't happen as quickly as many would like, however. By 2019 or 2020, network portability will become reality for many organizations. That means in 2018, a lot of ground work will be put in place. This includes mundane tasks like detailed planning and evaluation of SDN/NFV technologies. Take-your-breath-away exciting? Maybe not. Critical to progress? Absolutely.
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The year was 2008 and the Interop tech trade show in New York City was crammed full of booths. Sales reps offered trinkets as they hawked their next-gen software and hardware. I wondered through blinking displays and the noise of a thousand buzzwords.
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The brand name vendors – Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, IBM – had paid big bucks for booths the size of small houses. Large crews in company shirts scanned your badge for a later marketing push. Staffers gave product lectures backed by full-size video screens.
After touring these big outfits, I investigated the smaller booths hosted by mid-sized players. With minimal staff, they worked still harder to lure you to their pitch. In an era before “Booth Babes” were outlawed, some booths included twenty-something women in skimpy sequined outfits, handing out t-shirts or glow-in-the-dark key chains.
Feeling dazed, I wandered into the still more low key area. Tiny booths staffed mostly by bare bones crews. There I saw a modest booth by an outfit called Amazon Web Services. A sole rep manned it, and he wasn’t wearing a company shirt. He had no giveaways or promotional games.
No one was talking to the guy, his booth at that moment was completely ignored.
I had heard of AWS, but – I’m embarrassed to admit this now – I didn’t think it was a big deal. But since I didn’t have to wait in line, I thought, What the heck, I’ll check out his story.
Funny thing about tech trade shows: the vendors are terrified of being videoed. Even if you’re a tech journalist simply videoing their sales pitch (as I was), it must be approved by three layers of management. Merely asking to video earns you anxious looks.
But when I asked the AWS guy if I could video his pitch, he said “sure” – completely unconcerned, no red tape. He spoke casually. He spiel was so modest that he actually used the phrase “very primitive” in describing AWS. (See video below.)