Chris Swan discusses what is hybrid cloud, all the vendors disagree! He argues you need a hybrid strategy

1. A hybrid cloud
or a hybrid strategy?
Chris Swan
CTO CohesiveFT
@cpswan

2. Hybrid cloud is about common
software stack
Public Private
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3. Hybrid cloud is about resources
outside your own data centre
Public
Hybrid
Private
Sponsored by:

4. Hybrid cloud is about common
management and governance
Public Private
Single pane of glass
Sponsored by:

5. Hybrid cloud is about common APIs
Public Private
Sponsored by:

6. Hybrid cloud is about common
networking
Public Private
Overlay network
Sponsored by:

7. And you can have multi cloud nirvana
if you just buy all the stuff

8. Enough of hybrid cloud
What about a hybrid strategy

9. Hybrid strategy
Public Private
Green field
System of engagement
Big data
Public facing
Sensitive data
Specific control needs
Tight integration
Repatriation

10. A hybrid strategy is workload
dependent
Public Private
?

11. Very few workloads need both at once
Public Private
&?

12. Faster, cheaper and more expedient
than removing variation?
Public Private
Tolerance of variation
Public Private

13. But… not all that is private is cloud
Private

14. And that new app might need old data
Public

15. And there’s no need to do this
Public Private

16. To get this
Public

17. 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)

18. Thanks for listening
@cpswan