IDC MARKET SPOTLIGHT
Description:
The pace at which business operates seems to be continually quickening; enterprises must be able to
connect seamlessly with customers, utilize real-time data analytics in decision making, and improve
their own workforce productivity – regardless of where they operate. This all places greater demands
on IT to deliver new and enhanced services, yet most customers still face budget challenges and must
figure out how to "do more with less". Not surprisingly, IT departments are reacting by transforming
data center operations with a focus on lowering costs and increasing agility. Reviewing the types of
enterprise infrastructure has been a big part of such transformation. Notably, IT teams are shifting away
from deploying silos of compute, networking, or storage infrastructure in favor of a broader set of
requirements around cloud computing, application modernization, and workload management. This
has driven stro
