Hybrid Cloud
Cloud in 2020: The year of edge, automation and industry-specific clouds
It was a banner year for cloud computing in 2019. The area that gained the most ground was hybrid multicloud, which emerged as the favored strategy of enterprises looking for a flexible and efficient way to move their workloads to the cloud while reducing costs, boosting productivity and avoiding vendor lock-in. Those advantages are so […]
Cloud-native application deployment across hybrid multicloud infrastructure: 451 analyst interview
Modern enterprises are quickly adopting a cloud-native approach to speed up the application lifecycle and deliver features quickly and more efficiently to users. Jay Lyman, principal analyst with 451 Research, details the flexibility of cloud-native applications across a hybrid multicloud infrastructure. In the following video interviews he shares how Kubernetes is used to deploy varied […]
National Express signs 8-year cloud deal with Vodafone Business and IBM
National Express has signed an eight-year deal with Vodafone Business and IBM to help the UK-based coach company with its hybrid cloud plans, reports Computer Weekly. Under the agreement, infrastructure for the transportation provider will move to IBM Cloud as part of a larger hybrid cloud strategy. The deal will enable National Express to more […]
The state of hybrid cloud and multicloud enterprise adoption: 451 analyst interview
In today’s enterprise, hybrid cloud and multicloud have become an industry standard in the IT landscape. Enterprises are quickly modernizing their IT infrastructures to embrace the elevated agility that comes with hybrid multicloud and adopting a unified approach to maximize cloud performance. In the interviews below, Melanie Posey, Research Vice President for 451 Research’s Voice […]
Cloud chapter two: How a hybrid cloud strategy can transform business
In the first chapter of cloud, we saw that enterprises were primarily focused on cost management and driving new workload innovation on the cloud. This included everything from building cloud-native applications to migrating less complex and more easily portable workloads to the public cloud. While adoption has grown rapidly, to date only about 20 percent […]
IBM and Cisco: Collaborating to bring hybrid cloud to today’s modern enterprise
We hear from enterprises today that they want an open, faster, more reliable way to modernize and move to the cloud in order to transform their IT and gain real business benefits such as agility, faster market responsiveness and more rapid innovation. To do this, they need to be able to quickly build, test and […]
European companies turn to IBM hybrid cloud and AI for growth
Companies are migrating to the cloud at increasing rates across the globe. At the forefront of this move are companies in the US and Western Europe, according to a report from ResearchandMarkets.com. Though many companies have only completed 20 percent of their cloud journey, industries and regions continue to emerge with new solutions to meet […]
7 pillars of a strong hybrid cloud security strategy
Hybrid cloud environments give companies the best of both worlds. They offer the elasticity and operational expenditure of public clouds with the data sovereignty, security and control found in a private cloud environment. By combining the two, companies can allocate workloads to the environment that makes the most sense for them. As organizations build these […]
The Masters drives innovation with hybrid cloud and AI
The Masters golf tournament may be traditional on the course, but it’s driving innovation with its infrastructure and online fan experiences behind the scenes. “The Masters is surprisingly modern when it comes to its infrastructure in that it operates a hybrid cloud strategy,” reports Forbes. “For the vast majority of the year its technology needs […]
Is the hybrid cloud model right for your business?
Hybrid cloud deployments have become an increasingly popular choice among enterprises. According to MarketsandMarkets research, the hybrid cloud market is expanding at a 17 percent compound annual growth rate. What’s behind the popularity of the hybrid cloud model, which combines public and private cloud resources in the same environment? Does this setup really deliver the best of […]
Hybrid cloud scales IT while helping unlock the power of data
Who says enterprises can’t have the best of both clouds? That’s exactly what the hybrid cloud delivers: the scalability and reliability of public cloud with the security and customization of private cloud. If basic cloud computing enables businesses to develop products faster and make full use of their data, then hybrid cloud is the logical next step […]
For a better cloud strategy, look to data
Enterprise cloud strategy is undergoing revolutionary changes. While initial deployments focused largely on back-office support functions and migrating workloads to off-site infrastructure, the modern cloud has become a go-to solution for top-tier workloads and forward-looking initiatives, such as mobile data and the Internet of Things (IoT). While most people have traditionally viewed the cloud as […]