5 Cloud Computing Trends that Will Impact Data Centers in 2025

It’s a new year and technology is already making waves. Many experts are making their predictions for certain technologies that will be very prominent this year and beyond. Data is constantly being gathered with all these new techs. So what will be the forecast for cloud computing and data gathering? Technology analyst Christopher Tozzi shares an article on DataCenterKnowledge.com that outlines five key cloud computing trends expected to impact data centers by 2025.

1. Cloud-Based AI increases Demand for Energy-Efficient Data Centers. If there’s one seemingly safe bet about how the cloud will impact data centers in 2025, it’s that growing deployments of AI workloads in the cloud will lead to more pressure on data center operators to improve energy efficiency.
2. Cloud Quantum Services Drive Interest in Quantum Data Centers. “While most organizations are not in a position to build their own quantum computers, they can experiment with quantum via cloud-based quantum services. This means that public cloud providers may see reason to invest more extensively in quantum data centers in 2025, as a means of expanding their collections of quantum services.”
3. Cloud Performance Expectations Increase Importance of Interconnects. “The bar for what counts as “good” levels of performance and reliability from cloud-based workloads gets higher and higher all the time. That’s why I expect data center interconnections to be a trendy topic in 2025 and beyond. Interconnects boost network performance when moving packets between data centers, making them a critical tool for supercharging cloud performance.”
4. Cloud Sustainability Concerns Drive Increased Focus on Data Center WUE. “Sustainability has been a hot topic in the cloud ecosystem for years. Promises by cloud providers to become more sustainable are not new. But whereas much of the cloud sustainability conversation has historically centered on energy efficiency and clean energy sourcing, I suspect that we’ll see growing interest in water usage by cloud providers, too, in 2025 and beyond.”
5. New Cloud Compliance Rules Require New Data Center Controls. “Data center security has always been important. But as compliance mandates intensify, so will the pressure that data center operators face to make security protections as strong as possible.”

Overall, these trends indicate a significant evolution in the cloud computing landscape, prompting data centers to adapt and innovate to meet new demands and challenges. Organizations will need to invest in new technologies, rethink their strategies, and embrace these changes to remain competitive in the rapidly evolving cloud ecosystem.

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