Why It Will Be a While Before AI Is Managing Your Data Center

BEGIN ARTICLE PREVIEW: The work of data center management is changing quickly. There are hybrid environments and multi-cloud to deal with, edge computing, and a constant onslaught of rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats. AI promises to – any day now – come to the rescue of IT warriors, give them the silver bullet, the answer to all complexities they struggle against. Self-learning systems will adapt on their own to fast-evolving environments, protect against known and unknown threats, respond instantaneously with super-human accuracy, and do it all on the cheap. Related: Remote Data Center Management Tools Must Learn to Play TogetherIn theory, anyway; in practice, not so much. Not yet, and probably not for a long time, due to siloed systems and a lack of integrated management platforms. Data center complexity has been increasing exponentially, said Amr Ahmed, managing director at EY Consulting Services. I