1 AaS 2.5 Hybrid Cloud - The Best Solution? Bryan Porter, CTO - DataBank

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3 Hybrid Cloud Definition Hybrid Cloud is a cloud computing environment utilizing a mix of Private Cloud and third party Public Cloud services using orchestration between the platforms. This allows IT organizations to move between Public and Private Clouds based upon business and technical needs.

4 This is not Hybrid Cloud Lacks Flexibility Different applications running in two clouds Lacks Data Synchronization Two clouds with the same app but no connectivity Lacks Scalability Compute storage and network all need to scale together Lacks Automation Hybrid cloud requires automation/tools

5 Do I need Hybrid Cloud? Do you have Regulatory demands that will not allow you to run some aspect of production in the Public Cloud? Do you have seasonal or situational ‘Peak Times’ that are significantly higher than your average usage? Do you have developers that need to be able to spin up environments on demand for DevOps? Do you have archival storage needs where the Public Cloud’s price point can’t be beat? Disaster Recovery needs with a low RTO

6 How to Fail at Hybrid Cloud Lack of Planning Is it really Hybrid Finding Talent Lack of Data Portability Project Creep Lock In to Public Cloud Provider Data Protection, Security & Backup

7 Tools for Hybrid Cloud Eucalyptus - Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs To Useful Systems. VMWare’s Vcloud Air Azure Stack Hybrid Actifio Docker

8 Manage your Data Understand your data Data Compliance Local or National requirements where data is located Data retention Data Protection Determine RTO & RPO What is your replication strategy Consider data portability Avoid Lock-in to a provider cost to move data

9 How to Succeed at Hybrid Cloud Start small Create a DevOps Team Determine where your data will reside Choose a Toolset Design your network connectivity Develop a disaster recovery strategy Scale up and out

10 Convince Upper Management Outline Benefits Discuss Risks Focus on cost-savings Address security concerns Clearly define the plan

11 3 Key Things You Have Learned During this Session 1.What is and is not Hybrid Cloud 2.Tools and Strategy for Hybrid Cloud 3.How to be Successful at Hybrid Cloud

12 Thank you! Bryan Porter CTO - DataBank, Ltd.