Businesses today want to increase their resilience, where hybrid cloud is now a necessity. Experts say the next critical step is evaluating the efficiency of cloud management. Vangelis Lagousakos, Senior Director of Channel Sales, Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) at Dell Technologies, said: “We know that digital businesses have the flexibility and agility to change direction no matter what. But the truth is that we “We are still at the dawn of the digital age. We are currently laying the groundwork for a faster, more complex and distributed data environment. Looking ahead, it is critical that channel partners guide companies as they develop and strengthen their digital capabilities.”

Drawing attention to the critical importance of eliminating data complexity, Lagousakos says that “as a service” solutions offer the highest level of simplicity and flexibility, freeing businesses from the complexity of the nascent data stack: “Cloud, storage and flexible IT infrastructure solutions “as a service”, data management emerges for customers as a way out of their needs. It is the job of channel experts to provide trusted advice to business leaders to understand the benefits of these solutions while considering their business needs. With timely industry knowledge, these benefits align with needs and accelerate customer achievement of business goals.”

Get ready for the zettabyte era

Lagousakos points out that not only overcoming this complexity, but also being ready for the zettabyte era will play a decisive role in the future of companies: “Gartner estimates that by 2022 the spending on data center systems in the MENA region will be $4 billion. will amount and end -user spending on public cloud services will be $5.7 billion, expected to be in the billions of dollars. In this situation, it is clear that finding a way to simplify data management is an important business need. With the proliferation of edge computing bringing IoT capabilities to life and paving the way for a more connected 5G future, tomorrow’s success stories will be companies ready to manage their growing data networks. Those who can efficiently process, retrieve, analyze and transmit data will not only streamline their digital operations, but also save costs and time. This becomes business-critical as complexity increases. Today, companies looking ahead, seeking to increase agility and stay ahead of the competition must refocus on innovation and the digital transformations that enable it. This means that companies cannot afford to have their data management paralyzed in their day-to-day operations or run into new and unexpected complexities. They must not only overcome this complexity, but also be ready for the next wave in the zettabyte era. Cloud, storage and flexible “as a service” IT infrastructure solutions help companies do this”

The secret of success lies in choosing the right solution.

Lagousakos recalls that there are many ‘as-a-service’ solutions for companies to simplify the use of data. He lists his tips as follows:

“Using automation to reduce time, effort and complexity across the enterprise when choosing a solution is the goal of the game. Customers want to deploy the right data management tools quickly and with less risk and effort. Choosing the right solution should help meet customer data needs faster, more comprehensively, and more consistently. Looking at how to make the right choice, we can say that the attractive solution is one that is based on transparent pricing for ease of use and without additional costs. Thus, efficiency and cost benefits are offered to those who want to innovate better with less costs. At the same time, choosing cloud services that offer the fastest hybrid cloud deployment in the industry will help customers keep up with service demand and the pace of innovation. Hybrid and private clouds provide integrated compute, storage, networking and virtualization resources for traditional and cloud-native applications for optimal results. Customized “as a service” solutions will provide significant flexibility in usage options and will work across the broadest technology portfolio in the industry. For many, the pay-per-use experience, which can be measured in various ways across the infrastructure, will be a critical sales function. Finally, solutions should be offered that provide customers with a full view from the cockpit to really increase simplicity and enable customers to get behind the wheel by leaving routine work to ‘as-a-service’ solutions. That way, they can easily scale services and easily understand quotes and billing options, as well as additional services that can support their operations.”

Edge Computing should not be forgotten

Finally, referring to the importance of edge computing, Lagousakos concludes: “The job of channel specialists is to help customers accelerate their investments in connected technologies and prepare them for modern networks, 5G and analytics. The next front is in Uç. Today is the time to lay the groundwork for scalable, flexible and simplified data management strategies that will help them break through the next wave in the data age. These studies can be seen in healthcare, manufacturing and smart city areas. As a better world is rebuilt, the real building blocks take place behind the scenes, starting with trusted conversations based on deep industry knowledge and technology expertise. Channel partners are leading the way in innovation by supporting and educating these fundamental building blocks for a better and more innovative future.”

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency