Brian Partridge is a Research Director for the Applied Infrastructure & DevOps and Cloud Native Technologies research channels at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. In these roles, Brian has overall responsibility for channel research deliverables and team management. As a researcher he actively contributes to the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and edge computing research agendas and has subject matter expertise in telecom systems and strategy, mobility and enterprise networking domains.
Brian joined 451 Research with the company's acquisition of mobility research firm Yankee Group in 2013. Prior to nearly 10 years at Yankee Group, Brian held various senior-level marketing and sales roles at leading technology vendors such as ReefEdge Networks, 3Com, Enterasys Networks and Cabletron Systems.
Partridge holds a BS degree in business administration from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA degree from Plymouth State University.
The year ahead will see an acceleration of digital transformation initiatives that support business outcomes of agility, resilience and cost containment. The transition to hybrid, multicloud IT infrastructures supported by cloud-native application development tools and practices will only accelerate, as we will still have to operate under pandemic conditions for a minimum of several months into 2021.
Despite recent manufacturing challenges and delays in next-gen processor chips, Intel remains optimistic about its future, highlighting its revamped vision of driving the new era of distributed intelligence, which it defines as the convergence of 5G, AI and edge computing.
The startup, one of several offering managed Kubernetes services, has added a service for distributed edge clouds. A deal to support Verizon's VNS Application Edge could help it stand out as competition for edge application management heats up.
Cloud native enables organizations to ship software faster, delivering incremental value more quickly than was previously possible. Crucially, it allows organizations to operate with cloud independence. 5G, edge and IoT present the next buildout market opportunity, with Kubernetes set to reign.
It's no secret that 5G will be transformative, but exactly how it will be built and who will ultimately run it for enterprise locations is still to be determined. As private cellular networks grow in popularity, the vendor landscape is also starting to heat up, with incumbents, upstarts and SAS operators all vying for a slice of the pie.
The company has been building, buying and partnering with cloud providers to support the emerging enterprise demand for edge computing in all forms. To that end, Verizon is introducing a container-as-a-service option to Virtual Network Services customers to combine cloud-native applications and virtual network services into one environment.
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