Operations and Predictive Analytics

Useful to think about operations.   Prediction implies we can adjust operations within a process based on future predictions.   Risk also come forward because of inaccuracy of predictions.

Predictive analytics in hybrid IT: The future of ops in TechBeacon   By David Linthicum, Chief Cloud Strategy Officer, Deloitte Consulting

The predictive analytics systems of today and tomorrow will change the way we do operations. We will know how system modifications will affect IT operations, security, and governance risks. We'll also learn how to automate forthcoming complexity in ways that are cheaper and less risky, and we will have the ability to proactively plan for three years into the future.

The growth of complexity in both on-premises and public cloud platforms, or in hybrid IT, is obvious to everyone at this point. Ops-related predictive analytics means the ability to leverage AI and big data in new, more efficient ways to deal with their increasing complexity. 

So, are you in? Most people in IT operations management, including cloud and traditional, see the value of systems that can literally predict the future. Apply that magic to IT Ops, and you have the ability to solve problems before they become known problems, perhaps problems that are never known to humans.

However, the costs of leveraging predictive analytics with ops are going up. This is true even with the use of the public cloud and its ability to leverage newer tooling and data sources. You'll need upgraded skill sets, expensive tooling replacements and upgrades, and, initially, more people at the helm.  ...  "