Businesses are undergoing deep digital transformation to get ahead in the New Digital Economy. Digital traffic is exploding, IoT is driving unprecedented connectivity, and nearly half of this data will be stored, processed, and acted upon at the Edge. IT is at the core of this transformation and is the catalyst to fulfill the demands and complexities of this new “hybrid world”. To meet the demands of availability and for efficiency, we must consider new technologies and IT professionals must adopt new strategies and rethink the way they manage their on- and off-premise infrastructures.