I read an interesting article predicting the ‘evaporation’ of most current data centers into the cloud, at a much faster rate than most would suspect. It went on in-depth to describe how most data centers were inefficient.
The underlying reason given for widespread data center demise was the spread of two competing 4G wireless standards, WiMAX and LTE, delivering broadband Internet to remote locations resulting in true mobile broadband connectivity to cars, busses and trains.
I, for one, welcome upgrades in technology. Coming from the days of NO Internet to shades of acoustic couplers and 56K dialup connections, I now enjoy 10Mbps connectivity, up and down at my home.
Data centers are a brick and mortar technology resistant to evaporation.
The cost to build out a data center ranges in the millions of dollars. The difference in capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX) essentially is that CAPEX is tightly tied to asset depreciation (brick and mortar). While OPEX relates more closely to cloud computing, and is typically easier to dial up and down, the existing data center industry continues to strive and grow.
When the article was written, the price per barrel of oil was $140.00. With our current global recession, the price of energy has shifted dramatically.
What I envision are widespread advancements on both fronts, data centers and cloud computing.
The underlying reason given for widespread data center demise was the spread of two competing 4G wireless standards, WiMAX and LTE, delivering broadband Internet to remote locations resulting in true mobile broadband connectivity to cars, busses and trains.
I, for one, welcome upgrades in technology. Coming from the days of NO Internet to shades of acoustic couplers and 56K dialup connections, I now enjoy 10Mbps connectivity, up and down at my home.
Data centers are a brick and mortar technology resistant to evaporation.
The cost to build out a data center ranges in the millions of dollars. The difference in capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX) essentially is that CAPEX is tightly tied to asset depreciation (brick and mortar). While OPEX relates more closely to cloud computing, and is typically easier to dial up and down, the existing data center industry continues to strive and grow.
When the article was written, the price per barrel of oil was $140.00. With our current global recession, the price of energy has shifted dramatically.
What I envision are widespread advancements on both fronts, data centers and cloud computing.