What do you think will be the most important things in the data center sector in 2026?

Data Center and Cloud InfrastructureCloud

Virtualization Strategy and Implementation26%

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Adoption40%

Infrastructure Observability and Monitoring32%

Cloud-Based Backup and Shared Infrastructure Services from local vendors34%

Software-Defined Infrastructure and Automation28%

Edge Computing and Edge AI Implementation13%

Advanced Data Center Cooling Technologies9%

Hardening of existing Infrastructure9%

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Head of Transformation in Government25 days ago

I replied hardening of existing infrastructure, but I think the new trend will be moving off cloud (AWS et altri) and back into data centres, either on-prem of hosted. All things come round and the economic climate is ripe for it.

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