What’s more, these leaders are using hybrid cloud to springboard to next-generation initiatives such as Internet of Things and cognitive computing, aiming to disrupt and capture new markets.
For some companies, hybrid cloud is a strategic move—accompanied by comprehensive and orchestrated management of their hybrid environment. But others may find themselves in a hybrid mode due to organic growth of their IT infrastructure and may not have a well thought-out strategy or comprehensive control over their blended environment.
Suggestions for Hybrid Cloud Success:
Think big picture
Collaborate across the business to develop a comprehensive hybrid strategy that can take advantage of existing infrastructure investments and the flexibility of cloud.
- Are your IT and business leaders joining forces on the organization’s needs?
- Does your strategy inform clear implementation and integration plans for your hybrid environment?
Move from vision to reality Advance digital innovation Shape the future
Apply advanced technologies to better manage complexity and secure hybrid environments.
- Can predictive or prescriptive analytics provide insights for improving the operation of your hybrid environment?
- Are you using open technologies to increase interoperability and portability across your hybrid environment?
Advance digital innovation
Move beyond foundational gains of efficiency and productivity to high-value digital business benefits such as faster innovation and increased customer engagement.
- How can hybrid capabilities help you accelerate development of digital services to grow your business?
- How are you expanding and connecting your ecosystem of partners and customers?
Shape the future
Pilot emerging technologies and next-generation initiatives that establish differentiation across industries and disrupt markets.
- Can hybrid cloud enable your foray into cognitive computing to create intelligent systems?
- Can hybrid cloud help spearhead your IoT initiatives to connect devices and data for business gain?
Growing up in a hybrid world is undoubtedly complex, as organizations strive to find the right balance of traditional IT and cloud services to match their business needs. From the success stories, we know the move to hybrid cloud must be strategic and intentional. In a hybrid world, those who score high on the management of hybrid environments can get greater value from their existing IT investments and leapfrog to disruptive business and technology initiatives.
Schedule a consultation to discover how you can start extrending your hybrid cloud.
If you liked this blog, you might also like: 5 cloud predictions for 2017
Stay connected online:
Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram
IBM Cloud Services
Hybrid. Open. Secure. Cloud computing is at the center of dramatic innovation with mobile, data analysis and security as the enabler. Discover the continuum of choices for infrastructure, platform, and services to accelerate digital business.
Infographic: 4 Steps To Planning A Hybrid Cloud Deployment
Think you’re ready to move an application your team has developed to a hybrid cloud environment, but unsure of exactly where to begin?This infographic below from IBM cloudMatrix sets out four key steps to eliminating guesswork and making the process go smoothly:assessing your workloadscomparing cloud providerscreating reusable design patternsestimating your billRunning through all four steps can ensure that you not only make the best choices for your applications right now, but you can also make it easier for your team the next time around. Contact Flagship Solutions Group to learn more.
IBM + VMware = choice with consistency
Go from months to minutes when you use VMware Cloud Foundation to implement and deploy a VMware environment. Using the advanced automation …
Infographic: Uncovering the Truth About Cloud Computing
Cloud adoption has seen unprecedented growth. But not everyone has bought in just yet. For non-cloud adopters, concerns about security risk still cast a shadow of doubt over the rewards that cloud computing offers.
How to Jump Start Your Hybrid Cloud
When your IT infrastructure is overloaded, you look at hybrid cloud as a solution. Watch this video to jump start your hybrid cloud or learn more here: …
Infographic: 5 Common Cloud Deployment Mistakes
Cloud migrationis fast becoming a top priority for small businesses and enterprisesalike, as a strategy to improve efficiency, increase agility and unlock new opportunities. Many think that once they get past the internal debates, politics, and budget calculating, the hard part is behind them. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily true. Most companies make some basic mistakes and assumptions that cause their migration to the cloud to be significantly more difficult. On average, most migrations to the cloud don’t go well.
White Paper: When it Comes to Cloud, Knowledge is Everything
A comprehensive understanding of your physical and virtual infrastructures is a critical requirement before embarking on a cloud model. Know what you have and where it is.Your cloud service model should result in IT cost savings; and it should reduce the burden and personnel resources required from your IT organization. A utility pricing model allows you to pay for what you use and eliminates the capital expense of deploying in-house hardware and software.The major concern to be addressed is the security risk associated with cloud models.This paper will provide an overview of cloud computing, the primary service models, available deployment models, and critical success factors for cloud computing.