Newsletter: DevOps Trends
"There's enormous concern about cloud sprawl, because all of a sudden, people are starting to realize that their cloud budgets are unsustainable," Charles Betz, Vice President and Research Director at Forrester Research noted recently. If you're an IT leader, especially a VP of Engineering, you might find yourself nodding in agreement, wondering how to manage ballooning cloud costs while still embracing AI and other emerging technologies in an uncertain economy.
Recent trends in DevOps and IT support Betz's insights. Rising cloud costs have sparked interest in effective cloud cost management. There's an increasing awareness of the impact of tool sprawl and technical debt on both productivity and spending. When any product team can deploy any cloud, use any database or monitoring tool they want, it leads to a massive, fragmented, and insecure environment, a pit of spiraling technical debt. On the other hand, abstracting away portions of the development environment can enhance productivity and streamline the experience of DevOps users, especially for routine tasks.
While keeping an eye on cost, it's critical not to lose sight of the broader trends shaping the industry. In the? Gartner? report, "Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023 ", "By 2026, 80% of software engineering organizations will establish platform teams as internal providers of reusable services, components, and tools for application delivery,"? By providing consolidated tools and workflows, platform engineering paves the way for a frictionless self-service experience, increasing end-user productivity, and speeding up digital delivery.? The convergence of cost management strategies and predictions of future trends points to the need for greater efficiency and economy in the use of the cloud.
In an era marked by rapid technological advances and financial uncertainties, IT leaders must not only keep pace with trends but also make strategic decisions that ensure sustainable growth. It's time to think deeply about your organization's approach to cloud cost management, tool sprawl, technical debt, and platform engineering. The future of your organization's tech strategy might very well hinge on it. As we navigate these challenges together, remember that each step taken towards efficient cloud usage and streamlined DevOps practices is a step towards sustainability and success.
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Used source of information:
Gartner, Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023, By Gilbert van der Heiden, David Groombridge, Bart Willemsen, Arun Chandrasekaran, Published 17 October 2022
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