Optimized Hybrid Cloud

Implementation Delivers

Business Agility

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Today more than ever, CIOs are tasked with

creating technology strategies that help

companies achieve positive business

outcomes.

At the same time, they must be mindful,

because new technologies or services may

introduce risks or limit future choices.

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“The flexibility of hybrid private/public clouds

can help the CIO quickly respond to the needs

of line-of-business leaders and changing

market conditions, transforming IT into a

business innovation driver.”

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Hybrid Cloud: Capacity Augmentation

Scenario

A charity organization has difficulties in managing its web

infrastructure requirements. Without proper planning a social

media activities can bring the website down.

Challenge

Charity organization needs extra flexibility and scalable web

presence

Outcome

Ability to scale up or down the web tier to meet fluctuations in

traffic

“Consider how to control customers’ personal

information and infrastructure to minimize

security risks, as well as how to manage

operational processes to optimize the use of

in-house resources and customers’

experiences.”

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“When determining the company’s hybrid

cloud strategy, the CIO should ensure that

they will have the choice and control

necessary to quickly respond to changing

business imperatives or market conditions to

ensure business agility.”

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Things to consider when crafting a hybrid-

cloud strategy:

• Did I choose the cloud (or cloud provider) that best suits a

particular workload and my business requirements?

• What if my needs change?

• Do I have a contingency plan?

• Am I choosing the best public cloud provider for the right

type of cloud (i.e. SLAs) for my hybrid cloud strategy?

• If it isn’t right, then what are my options?

• Can my private cloud interact with multiple public cloud

services?

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“As CIOs consider the answers to these

questions, they have the opportunity to

maximize their choices when it comes

to their hybrid clouds.”

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More about Hybrid Cloud:

Read Nick Earle’s blog: Choosing Your Long-term Cloud

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