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Book Description

Now that companies are moving en masse to the public cloud, how can you leverage your previous investment in a private cloud? Many organizations that developed private clouds in the past decade are busy building hybrid clouds that combine both private and public cloud technologies. This ebook shows IT ops, data ops, and data engineers how a hybrid cloud can give your company a competitive advantage.

Author Steve Suehring guides you through the various hybrid and multicloud solutions available. You’ll learn how to use a hybrid cloud to store secure data in your own data center and then apply computational resources from the public cloud to run applications with that data. Hybrid clouds also enable you provide efficient backup, warm recoveries, and an easier way to manage regulatory compliance.

  • Learn the advantages and challenges of using a hybrid cloud in your organization
  • Create a hybrid cloud architecture by managing private and public clouds as one unified resource pool
  • Seamlessly manage and move workloads between clouds by working with migration and service movement paths
  • Choose a hybrid cloud solution that provides the support and advanced capabilities your organization requires

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Understanding the Hybrid Cloud
    1. What Is a Hybrid Cloud?
    2. Hybrid Cloud Challenges
      1. Workload Migration
      2. Integrating Between Clouds
      3. Obtaining Support and Assistance
      4. Avoiding Fragmentation
    3. How Can I Use a Hybrid Cloud?
      1. Temporary Offload of Certain Services
      2. Supporting Local Data Regulations
      3. Backup and Warm Recovery
    4. Conclusion
  2. 2. Hybrid Cloud Architecture
    1. Understanding the Components of the Hybrid Cloud
      1. Internal Components
      2. External Components
    2. Architecting the Hybrid Cloud
      1. Management Layers
    3. Conclusion
  3. 3. Choosing a Hybrid Cloud Solution
    1. Examining Capabilities
      1. Extensive Workload Support
      2. Advanced Resource Pooling
      3. Application-Centric Automation
      4. Connectivity Across Clouds
      5. Zero-Downtime Migrations
    2. Examining Decision-Making Criteria
      1. Pricing
      2. Application Control
      3. Data Locality and Regulatory
    3. Conclusion