Current state of the art and my disappointment with traditional databases aside, I mentioned in my comments last week that the data center autopilot will have big consequences. It seems to me that there is not enough recognition of the likely impact. The tactical observations are that automation will reduce people costs, at least on a per-workload basis, and that automation will:
- Minimize over-provisioning,
- Help reduce downtime,
- Help to manage SLAs, and
- Improve transparency, governance, auditing and accounting.
