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Enterprise it 2020 extract
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Enterprise IT 2020
planning for the next 5 – 10 years Cal Braunstein, CEO & Execu=ve Director of Research Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved.
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Robert Frances Group
– About Us Business Advisors to IT Execu=ves • Robert Frances Group provides concierge advisory, consulting and research services to senior Business Technology executives as well as to marketing/sales management for companies that provide IT and communications services and products. • RFG’s core competency is integrating IT with business to improve business outcomes. • RFG research focuses on analyzing the business and financial impacts of IT infrastructure investments and the messaging associated with transforming BT operations. • Serving Fortune 1000 firms and others since 1997 SPORT Model ü Strategies, SLAs, Sustainability ü Processes, Procedures, Policies, Best Prac=ces, Procurement and Poli=cs ü Organiza=onal, Opera=onal Issues ü Resources, Regula=ons, ROI/ROV, Risk, and Requirements ü Technology, TCO, and Ts & Cs Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved. IT vendors IT execu=ves CFOs CMOs
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Enterprise IT 2020
Pace of Disrup=ve Technology Increasing Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved. 3 • Complexity • Variety • Velocity • Volume Do More with Less For 1/3 of organiza=ons , 90% of IT spend adds no new value -‐ AIIM The Knowledge of Now
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Enterprise IT 2020
Tech-‐Driven Business Transforma=on Consolida=on XaaS Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved. Technology Drivers Data Center Drivers Cloud Server Storage Network Energy Disaster Recovery Best Prac=ces Mobile Cloud Analy=cs/Big Data Social New DBs Internet of Things Automa=on SoUware Defined x SaaS PaaS IaaS DBaaS Integrated Systems Hyperscale Compu=ng Density Flash op=ons Virtualiza=on BYOD Tiering Simplicity Efficiency Outsourcing Standardiza=on Security Open Source Collabora=on SLAs Containeriza=on $/IOPS Work/wa 4 major IT challenges per CIOs PUE Resiliency Availability Accountability Hybrid Mobile Apps N+1 Ops Efficiency Moderniza=on Chargebacks
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Enterprise IT 2020
Tech Trends and Direc=ons Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved.
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Enterprise IT 2020
Big Data Trends and Direc=ons Increasing variety, velocity, volume, and veracity challenges Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved.
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Enterprise IT 2020
Tech Trends and Direc=ons Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved.
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Enterprise IT 2020
Tech Trends and Direc=ons Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved. Source: Qualcomm 2010 PUE avg = > 2.0 2013 PUE avg = 1.9 – 2.0 2014 BoB PUE = 1.05-1.25 Admin Produc=vity ↑ >10x U=liza=on ↑ > 2x Power ↓ >80% Space ↓ >90% Savings: Hardware = $80 MM Labor = $35 MM Power = $10 MM
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Enterprise IT 2020
Op=miza=on Opportuni=es Top Resource Optimization Opportunities Area of Opportunity Potential Savings 1. automation/consolidation/virtualization < 75% 2. Clouds – public/private/hybrid 20 - 35% 3. Social media/collaboration/UCS/networking > 25% 4. asset management 20 - 25% 5. VMO/strategic procurement > 20% savings on procuring goods, including process savings 6. business alignment and process efficiency > 10% of the development and operational budgets 7. storage/info management best practices 40-80% 8. sustainability 10 - 15% 9. non-IT infrastructure costs < 80% 10. Management best practices 20-35% Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved.
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Enterprise IT 2020
Q & A Copyright © 2014 by Robert Frances Group . All Rights Reserved. Technology Drivers End User Drivers Data Center Drivers Cloud Server Storage Network Energy Disaster Recovery Best Prac=ces Recommenda=ons Cal Braunstein CEO/Executive Director of Research Robert Frances Group Business Advisors to IT Executives www.rfgonline.com phone: 203-429-8951 (US Eastern Time) cbraunstein@rfgonline.com
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