Hybrid Cloud — Defined, Prioritized and Strategized.

Today’s organizations accelerate into the future with mixed computing environments that include hybrid cloud.

A hybrid cloud combines the benefits of both on-premises and cloud-based technologies. When using hybrid cloud, organizations make strategic decisions with the assumption that a hybrid model is the default choice.

Hybrid-First — Flexibility, Optimization and Innovation.

A Hybrid-First mindset reflects a deliberate and adaptive approach to technology integration, enabling organizations to effectively address diverse business needs, security considerations and compliance requirements.

Private cloud to hybrid cloud migration involves transitioning an organization’s IT infrastructure from a dedicated, on-premises environment to a flexible model that integrates resources and leverages benefits from both private and public clouds.

Factors to Consider:

• Maintain Compliance – meet regulatory requirements while leveraging public cloud for improved performance.
• Ensure Availability - disaster recovery is critical, access backup data and applications from the recovery environment.
• Monitor Resources – oversee resources such as on-demand utilization of public cloud platforms or data exchanges between clouds.

Public cloud to hybrid cloud involves transitioning an organization’s IT infrastructure from a fully hosted environment to a flexible model that seamlessly integrates both public and hybrid cloud resources. This strategic shift enables enhanced control, optimized cost management and strategic utilization.

Factors to Consider:

• Prioritize Security – ensure secure applications and sensitive data storage across private and public clouds.
• Analyze Workloads – migrate steady state or complex workloads according to cost efficiency and compatibility.
• Consider Performance – assess applications and workloads depending on access requirements, latency concerns and backup policies.

Private cloud to public cloud migration involves transitioning an organization’s IT infrastructure from an on-premises, dedicated environment to a fully hosted model on third-party servers. Enabling increased scalability, flexibility and cost savings as organizations leverage the resources and services provided by public cloud.

Factors to Consider:

• Optimize Costs – develop estimates and review pricing models to determine the best route to cost savings in the public cloud.
• Evaluate Changes – assess legacy technologies and applications, plan a migration strategy to ensure a seamless transition.
• Determine Support – optimize your cloud performance by utilizing trusted partnerships and a Cloud Management Platform.