Reframing the IT Paradigm: From Infrastructure to Data-Centric Operations
By Jimmy Jobe, CEO of Verge Technologies
In the grand scheme of IT evolution, one might say we've been on a long, winding journey. In my 30-plus years in the sector, I've witnessed significant shifts in our perspectives and approaches to managing our technological resources. We began with a focus on applications and data, understanding that these elements were our competitive advantage. However, somewhere along the line, we found ourselves entangled in the infrastructure - the servers, the data centers - diverting our attention from the true game-changer: data.
Today, we are in a new era of IT operations that requires a different mindset, one that places data at the heart of our operations rather than viewing it as an output of our infrastructural capabilities. This concept forms the core of our vision at Verge Technologies and the driving force behind our flagship product, SentientDB.
The Emergence of Data-Centric Operations
The need to maintain servers and data centers isn't unimportant; these infrastructures are crucial for the operations of any business. However, the focus has disproportionately shifted to this aspect, leaving the crucial component - data - somewhat in the background. It's time to flip this mindset and prioritize data.
We are fostering a renewed philosophy that advocates, "I don't care where the database is hosted, what hardware environment it's running on. I am going to manage that database and ensure you have that data where you want it, when you want it." Essentially, we are redefining IT management to its roots - managing data rather than just managing the servers that house it.
SentientDB: AI-Driven Database Management
At Verge, we focus on providing AI-based machine learning platforms that automate IT management across hybrid or multi-cloud environments - a strategy we refer to as true cloud convergence, or managing many clouds as one. SentientDB, our database platform as a service, is a product born of this philosophy.
The world is experiencing an unprecedented surge in data volumes, and managing this data across the complex, distributed enterprise footprint has become a Herculean task. Enterprises often grapple with multiple service providers, and out-of-the-box products that can manage and optimize databases across diverse compute environments are scarce.
SentientDB fills this gap. It's a self-managing and self-healing AI-based technology that automates database management, minimizing the chances of outages, and ensures zero downtime and impact to the end user.
The Future of IT: Simplified, Automated, Optimized
As we forge ahead into the future, our vision is to help businesses across all industry verticals, from healthcare to telecommunications, to navigate their data problems efficiently. The management complexity is increasing dramatically today, and the key to effectively addressing this lies in simplification, automation, and optimization.
At Verge Technologies, we are committed to this vision. SentientDB is just the beginning. We aim to continuously build and innovate intelligent, AI-based platforms that will further simplify the task of managing databases across distributed enterprise environments.
The future of IT lies not in managing servers, but in managing data - because data is where the true value lies. It's high time we realigned our focus and returned to the roots of IT management. And with products like SentientDB, we're well on our way to making that future a reality.
About the author: Jimmy Jobe is President and CEO of Verge Technologies, Inc., a Plano, TX based Database Platform as a Service (dbPaaS) focused on building solutions for the Cloud Convergence market. He has over 30 years of experience specializing in technology management with extensive entrepreneurial leadership in managed solution services and building new products, applications and businesses.