Not very long ago, a hybrid cloud migration strategy amounted to a business extending its internal workloads into an environment it doesn't own.
A hybrid cloud strategy was relatively simple - a combination of on-site resources and some type of cloud model to achieve a company's business goals.
Today, a hybrid cloud strategy is intertwined with multi-clouds and vendors that only provide cloud offerings.
Businesses are opting for a hybrid cloud environment due to its promise of AI integration, automation, mobility, portability, flexibility, security and cost savings.
A hybrid cloud architecture now comes with greater complexity.
With hybrid cloud strategies, an application must function in an on-premises environment and with resources rented from a service provider such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
Don't put a lot of effort into moving an end-of-life, locally installed application to a public cloud service only.
Just because a vendor says the application can run in a cloud doesn't mean it's hybrid cloud-ready.
A legacy application not ready for hybrid cloud migration can still be successfully adapted if planned properly - without resembling a Frankenstein concoction.
Pay attention to licensing models and authorized vendor support platforms that could be violated when moving legacy applications to the cloud.
Workloads that require excessive customization or large amounts of data storage or compute resources might not be a good fit for a hybrid cloud migration strategy, especially if cost savings is a major goal of cloud adoption.
Size is a key consideration in hybrid cloud migration strategies.
Cloud storage service costs to house applications grow slowly, so they can easily go unnoticed.
Moving part of a workload to the cloud might introduce lag between the data center and cloud provider, which can affect application performance and customer experiences.
The success of a hybrid cloud migration strategy is best revealed through metrics.
A shift to hybrid cloud, for example, might be more expensive compared to staying on premises, but if help desk calls are reduced by 30%, the overall cost-benefit analysis for hybrid cloud might be favorable.
A user might not be able to gain access to an application moved to the cloud because authentication is still on premises.
With increased hybrid cloud activity comes many additional services and features offered by cloud providers.
It's easy to be distracted by the shiny new features and forget the business goals in adopting hybrid cloud.
When considering a hybrid cloud architecture, remember to do a total application rewrite.
This Cyber News was published on www.techtarget.com. Publication date: Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:43:05 +0000