“Uber-ization” sometimes called “sharing economy”, “on-demand economy”, “peer-to-peer platform” are disrupting the traditional business monopolies.

These new platforms are today available everywhere in the banking area (Kiva, LendingClub, Bitcoin…), in accommodation (Airbnb, CouchSurfing…), in retail (Quirky, Etsy…), in transportation (Uber, OLA…), in rental car (ZipCar, Drivy…), in personal services (Handy, Washio…) and in corporate services (Universal Avenue, Hourly Nerd…).

 

These platforms bring new opportunities for citizens and entrepreneurs but they also start to rise the tension, the competition between the new providers and the existing market.

Our traditional businesses are shifting partially to peer-to-peer market but what have been the drivers and the fundamentals reasons of this move?

 

The 2008 financial crisis was the worst economic disaster since 1929, it has certainly been one explanation to this shift toward sharing, collaborative and on-demand economy. Nevertheless, the recession was not the only reason, we should add poor services, customer’s dissatisfactions and market frustration.

 

New technologies and innovations like smartphone, mobile apps, cloud (Private, Hybrid, Public), object storage, Internet of Things (IOTs), Big Data analytics, blockchain (open decentralised database) have disrupted the market and increased or reduced the demand for existing product or service.

 

Our customers are looking for simplicity, cost effective products and solutions. Our businesses are looking forward to receiving good services, a fast time to market and last but not least freedom of choice

 

The twentieth century saw waves of innovation change the world with the widespread use of electricity, automobiles, aviation, computers and many other technologies. 

 

The 21st century promises more excitement with profound transitions including digitization, "everything as a service" and other technologies disrupting established businesses. 

 

The forces at work during these significant transitions will be discussed looking to past transitions, and looking forward to what we can see in the future of storage. 

 

Scality is a driving force in the ongoing transition of the storage industry and our vision for today's and tomorrow's challenges will be presented.

 

Article by System Solutions