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to the point : What is hybrid cloud and why should I care ? Dell small biz
“ A hybrid cloud strategy is a good way to build confidence in the cloud ”
MATT NASH CLOUD PRODUCT MANAGER , PULSANT
criteria , gaining maximum efficiency for the applications depending on what ’ s important to them . Security concerns are also one of the reasons why organisations opt for hybrid cloud models to keep data on premise or in a private cloud .
“ A hybrid cloud strategy is a good way to build confidence in the cloud , by using it to develop and carry out a transformation programme and execute a longer-term cloud journey in a phased , controlled manner . It can also be a deployment model for either compliance , regulatory , risk , latency or data sovereignty issues ,” said Nash .
Changing cloud needs in a digital-first world James Harvey , Executive CTO , EMEA at Cisco AppDynamics , a full-stack application performance management and IT operations analytics company , says that during the worst stages of the pandemic , organisations were under intense pressure to adapt their go-to-market strategies to address changing needs in this new digital-first world .
“ From remote working to digital services , they were forced to innovate at break-neck speed . In fact , our AppDynamics report showed that digital transformation initiatives were implanted three times faster than ever before . Consequently , technologists found themselves struggling to manage a fragmented , sprawling IT environment fraught with new challenges and an overwhelming volume of data .”
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