We are witnessing a rapid rise in the growth of data and applications, including AI workloads. This growth is fueling an urgent need for infrastructure modernization to remove complexity wherever possible. Additionally, any infrastructure design decision must take into account that contemporary IT is defined by hybrid and multicloud operations. For that reason, organizations need to modernize their on-premises environments to increase simplicity and reduce costs in regard to both data center and hybrid cloud operations. This step can help them achieve the goal of reducing IT administration burdens and freeing up talent to help achieve critical business outcomes.