2021 Predictions by Jacob Smith, VP of Bare Metal Marketing and Strategy, Equinix. According to Smith

• Hyperscalers and software vendors are leaning more into physical infrastructure, so it will be a big year for foundational hardware (bare metal)
• Azure Resource Manager (ARM) will be prominent in the data centers
• Smart network interface cards (NICs) will go mainstream
• Appliances will make a comeback and will be delivered on a subscription

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