Chapter 13

Architectural Considerations for the Hybrid Environment

In This Chapter

arrow Planning for deployment

arrow Setting the right policies and business rules

arrow Navigating the choices in a hybrid world

arrow Optimizing for workloads

arrow Supporting a dynamic lifecycle

Understanding all the different models available for cloud deployments is important, but to be successful in the hybrid cloud world, you need to understand the architectural view. The architectural view includes both the underlying processes and computing elements combined with best practices needed to create a model that can stand the test of time. Start by asking these questions:

Who are the constituents that will be served by the cloud?

What functions are needed to meet your company’s requirements?

What’s the nature of the workloads that you need to support in the cloud?

What are the range of on-premises services that need to interact with your cloud services?

The reality is that cloud computing is part of your overall computing model. ...

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