Chapter 18
Standards in a Hybrid World
In This Chapter
Looking at the evolution of standards
Categories of cloud-related standards
Organizations building momentum around standards
The impact of standards for the hybrid cloud
Standards are established common and repeatable practices that have been agreed to by a business or group. An open standard is one which is publically available (typically for free) and has rights surrounding it on how it can be used. Typically, different vendors, groups, and end users collaborate to develop standards based on the broad expertise of a large number of stakeholders. Organizations can leverage these standards as a common foundation and build on top of them.
Broad adoption of open standards throughout an industry or other group is critical in order to yield the benefits. Standards in a hybrid cloud are a work in progress, but they’re important because they help you improve quality, reduce cost, and improve choices. Without broadly adopted open standards for the models, formats, and conventions for interacting with cloud capability, the hybrid cloud ...
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