Many enterprises are reconsidering their infrastructure deployment decisions as a result of the disruption and unpredictability in the virtualization market. For next-generation applications, creating a flexible, scalable and performant foundation lowers risk and promotes agility.

Dave Pearson, Research Vice President, Storage and Converged Systems, at IDC shares his viewpoint on this focus topic. In this IDC Analyst Connection, you’ll learn:

• How enterprise IT leaders should plan to reduce risk and control costs amid disruption and uncertainty in the virtualization landscape.
• Key considerations that enable enterprises to remain nimble so they can quickly capitalize on growth opportunities.
• Which deployment model enterprise IT leaders should focus on for the future.
• What priority do total cost of ownership and return on investment play for enterprises focused on scalability and future-proofing their IT infrastructure.
• How to prepare for a future with multiple clouds, vast amounts of data across various endpoints, and a plethora of AI and cloud-native apps.