Just a few years ago, we could not predict that the introduction of Cloud Computing's performance and services would reach the levels we had seen in the past year. However, as of October 31, 2017, more than 79% of companies are actually doing business on the Cloud, 50% equally distributed to the Public Cloud and the Private Cloud. Who would have thought this would happen?
There are constantly raising barriers to cloud service adoption, so where do we go from here? To preview future cloud trends, the A10 turns on the "Flux Capacitor" in the movie "Back-to-the-Future" and raises the engine speed of the DeLorean Time Machine to 88 miles per hour, I made a prediction of what would happen in the year ahead of time. J The forecast I sent below was shared with Kamal Anand, vice president of Cloud BU at A10 Networks headquarters. First of all, if we show the five predictions first,
1.> The emergence of a true hybrid cloud
2.> Kubernetes dominates container orchestration
3.> Get Analytics AI Upgrade
4.> Adoption of server-less computing
5.> Propagate custom cloud instances
- The emergence of a true hybrid cloud
The hybrid cloud is still a rumor. It's certainly tempting for enterprise companies to run their apps on other infrastructures. The different infrastructures here refer to the Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and On-Premise networks with common orchestration and management tools. Other workloads running in different clouds and the separately managed Multi-Cloud are the dominant And we are starting to see a genuine hybrid cloud from here. Core technology development and partnerships are already in place to realize this. For example, Microsoft's Azure and Azure Stacks provide one unified infrastructure and API capabilities in both public and private clouds. The partnership between VMware and AWS, and Cisco and Google teaming are good examples. These mashups create a hybrid cloud that truly blends the environment and further enhances operational agility, efficiency and scalability.
- Kubernetes will dominate container orchestration
The battle for container orchestration domination has been one of the cloud's major events over the last two years. The three-man battle between Docker Swarm, Kubernetes and Mesos is still fierce. But in 2018, Kubernetes seems to be ready to take on the container orchestration title belt and is becoming increasingly mainstream with the introduction of business-critical, scalable disappointments. With a variety of contributors, rapid development of various features, and support on various platforms, we are sure to win. Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform also launched managed Kubernetes services. IBM has announced that its Private-Cloud will support Kubernetes in BlueMix Public-Cloud. AWS also joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as a lined-up, white-gold member behind it. All of this combined, Kubernetes will continue to grow from 2018 with the workloads for mass production that will spread to a wider mainstream. ** Note: Kubernetes: Computer application terminology. An open-source system for automating deployment. The original meaning was originally designed by Google and donated free to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) for scaling and management of centralized applications.
- Get Analytics AI Upgrade
Artificial intelligence is now everywhere around us. I use Amazon Eco on my desk. In 2018, we will be more closely embedded in the IT analysis system and will be actively reflected in IT measures. With predictive analytics, IT and application owners receive actionable information and recommendations. Adding the ability to automate responses to it makes AI's functions more realistic. Analysis systems have insights into the behavior of the infrastructure, applications, and clients. It recognizes any unusual performance or security behavior and when an app or server fails. If this behavior is detected, you can automate potential problems, such as running other servers or starting application load balancing. This means that your IT infrastructure can say "Alexa, run another server."
- Proliferation of adoption of serverless computing
One of the benefits of the cloud is that you can use additional resources and make pay-as-you-go payment models easier. Nothing is clearer than serverless computing. Previously, the unit of additional computing resources was instances or VMs. Now the "function" has become a smaller unit than "use". The burden of managing and extending resources to cloud providers as needed is cost-effective and lessens the burden on IT departments. And paying based on the consumption model creates a more comfortable atmosphere than the budget already reflected in the long accumulation. It is currently available in the Public-Cloud, and server-less computing will start in the next year with Private-Cloud adoption. It will not be the mainstream, but it seems certain that there will be more introductions in the short term. As serverless computing and the cloud continue to mature, server and hardware vendors will have to innovate their business models to maintain relevance in the new virtual, resilient and automated cloud-based world.
- Propagate custom cloud instances
As cloud adoption grows, computing instance types become more granular and optimized for specific applications. Improved performance and new use-cases are possible. From large data and AI optimized instances to high network performance and very large memory types in 2018, the number of instance types per application within the cloud will increase. A custom optimization application will take advantage of these features. Taking the A10 as an example, Microsoft has partnered with Microsoft this year to deliver 30 Gbps of performance using the A10 vThunder in Azure. It is a high performance instance. You may want to look for more instance types in the future.
More than five Cloud forecasts may have Cloud Security related issues. So I've got one more security issue as a bonus.
- Kiss Cloud Security Concerns Goodbye (Cloud security issue kiss goodbye!)
The security prediction is missing from the cloud forecast list. Why? The reason is simple. Security issues are the time to move on. Yes, security is always important and more important in the cloud. There was a security issue when the cloud was in its early stages, but security in the Cloud is no longer a hitch. Over the years, the services available on Cloud and Cloud have matured. Today's Cloud has more security features installed. More tools are provided by security vendors. Compliance from the cloud caught up with it. As with all IT departments, it is important to think about security features, policies, and management when introducing the cloud or making massive changes to the infrastructure, but by 2018, the cloud is no longer considered unsafe by default.
In conclusion, everything in Cloud World moves really fast. It's more than just a snapshot of what we think Doc (the movie "Back to the Future") and Marty (the protagonist) will take DeLorean to the end of 2018. There will be more headlines in the cloud as more people find innovative ways to consume. What do you expect to see in the Cloud this year in 2018?