EDITOR ’ S QUESTION
TYLER SWINEHART , GLOBAL IT AND SECURITY MANAGER AT IRONSCALES
Change in technology is the constant state . There is no longer an option for ‘ just keeping the lights on ’.
Change in technology is the constant state . There is no longer an option for ‘ just keeping the lights on ’.
If you are not planning and navigating change for the future , then you are falling behind .
It ’ s critical for a CIO to be aware of the current state , but to also be encompassing change into the daily operation to set the company ’ s vision on the fastapproaching future . Look through the turn , or you ’ ll only know it once it ’ s passed .
Any CIO looking at the future realizes major changes are imminent . The reality is that data is outpacing connectivity .
If we took all the data in the world and transferred it across the street , using all the bandwidth in the world , it would take 36 years to complete that transfer . Worse , by 2025 , that same transfer ( all the data in 2025 using all the bandwidth in 2025 ) would take 70 years . agents of change and start storing data where it is generated and where it is used .
This means more edge networks and a move away from client-server networking towards peer-to-peer networking . Once you accept these trends , CIOs realize they must rethink how they build networks . And that means everything will change . p
What this means for CIOs is that the days of centralizing data are over . CIOs must become
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