The cloud as the data center’s demise is a hypothetical assertion that technology and telecom are no stranger to. It’s an attention-grabbing claim that seems to underscore the massive migration to the cloud that has characterized much of the digital landscape in recent years. The popularity of cloud computing can’t be denied — one survey of more than 500 technology decision-makers reveals that 81 percent of the surveyed companies already made use of at least one cloud application or relied on some cloud infrastructure. However, despite its widespread adoption, is there any truth to the claim that cloud may replace the data center as we know it?
