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A hybrid cloud
or a hybrid strategy?
Chris Swan
CTO CohesiveFT
@cpswan
Hybrid cloud is about common
software stack
Public Private
Sponsored by:
Hybrid cloud is about resources
outside your own data centre
Public
Hybrid
Private
Sponsored by:
Hybrid cloud is about common
management and governance
Public Private
Single pane of glass
Sponsored by:
Hybrid cloud is about common APIs
Public Private
Sponsored by:
Hybrid cloud is about common
networking
Public Private
Overlay network
Sponsored by:
And you can have multi cloud nirvana
if you just buy all the stuff
Enough of hybrid cloud
What about a hybrid strategy
Hybrid strategy
Public Private
Green field
System of engagement
Big data
Public facing
Sensitive data
Specific control needs
Tight integration
Repatriation
A hybrid strategy is workload
dependent
Public Private
?
Very few workloads need both at once
Public Private
&?
Faster, cheaper and more expedient
than removing variation?
Public Private
Tolerance of variation
Public Private
But… not all that is private is cloud
Private
And that new app might need old data
Public
And there’s no need to do this
Public Private
To get this
Public
Conclusion
• Hybrid cloud is a bill of goods
• A hybrid strategy gets your app to where it
needs to be
• Cost of variance should be compared to cost
of uniformity – pick your own winner
• Connectivity can be ordered a la carte
(and might not even come with the set menu
anyway)
Thanks for listening
@cpswan

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