Enterprises have often relied on 3-tier infrastructure and storage area networks (SANs) to run business-critical applications and their associated databases. This includes critical applications such as ERP, CRM, HR, collaboration, and analytics as well as industry-specific apps and numerous business applications created in-house.
However, in response to accelerating digital transformation, enterprises across all industries are shifting to a higher gear and becoming application development factories. IDC estimates that by 2026, 750M new applications will come to market.1 This surge in application development is causing IT decision-makers to reconsider their infrastructure choices. More and more organizations are choosing a hybrid multi-cloud strategy, with applications and databases spanning on-premises data centers, edge, public clouds, colocation facilities, and service providers.
