| |AUGUST 20218Expert Opinionloud adoption has witnessed signif-icant acceleration after dramatic in-flection point of Covid-19 pandem-ic. Unprecedented disruptions are giving rise to new era of Digital Reinvention built on secured Hy-brid Multicloud foundation. CIOs are increasingly focusing on busi-ness model reinvention, action-able insights, orchestrated eco-system and flexible operations. Hybrid multicloud is the new cloud that is powering intelligent workflows, exponential technologies and Nextgen applications towards journey to the Cognitive Enterprise.Cloud Is Coming Of AgeWhile Cloud 1.0 emphasized on standardization and cost optimization, Cloud 2.0 focuses onun-locking the door to agile innovation andrebuild-ing businesses aroundexperience.The outside-in approach of migrating workloads to cloud is un-dergoing metamorphosis into inside-out cloud modernization.Unleashing the Power of CloudThe new paradigm of hybrid cloud drives ecosys-tems and economies to monetize value underpinning composable business. It promises portabili-ty, interoperability, improved re-sponsiveness and freedom from vendor lock-in to drive business outcomes. Looking towards 2021, there is significant focus on-adapting to efficient, contactless, low-touch and resilient business model fueled by Hybrid cloud transformation.The cloud computing trends that will redefine the new world order:1. The shift to Hybrid Cloud ModernizationCloud modernization will take center stage to deliv-er flexible, scalable and cost-efficient business inno-vation. Hybrid cloud as winning enterprise architec-ture will facilitate emergence of architecture-driven modernization, strangling of monoliths, API econo-my, microservices and containerization. Hybrid cloud will become foundation of new platform economy and propel move from vertical to horizontal operating models.2. Rise Of Cloud-Native ComputingCloud-native computing brings the agility of a startup to the scale of an enterprise. Adoption of Cloud-native applications built with NextGen CLOUD: TECHNOLOGY TRENDS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2021CBy Biswajit Mohapatra, Partner, Executive Director, Hybrid Cloud Transformation Services, IBMBiswajit is Partner and Executive Director, Hybrid Cloud Transformation Services at IBM. Biswajit is recognized as Global Top 50 Thought Leaders and Influencers on cloud computing. He is multiple CIO awards winner, DevOps Institute Ambassador and AWS APN Ambassador. Biswajit has several patents,publications on hybrid cloud. He is also Member, Board of Studies, Faculty of Computer Science at Symbiosis and Board Member, IIBA Pune chapter. Biswajit Mohapatra
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