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CIO Exchange RoundtableRightsize Your Hybrid and Multicloud StrategyNovember 18, 2021Copyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Rightsize Your Hybrid and Multicloud StrategyFeatured SpeakersElias KhnaserJae EvansChief of Research,EK Media GroupCIO, OracleCopyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Today’s Hybrid and Multicloud LandscapeMost businesses todayleverage at least aprimary and secondarycloud provider, with theprimary provider handlinganywhere from 60-90% of theworkloads, and additional cloudproviders comprising theremainderAdopting a multicloudarchitecture is not amatter of 'if' but 'when'for most businesses, andalthough some do so throughstrategic planning, it is common fororganizations to ‘stumble’ intomulticloud out of necessity with adhoc implementationsCIOs adopt multicloudstrategies for a variety ofreasons: Individual providers’ uniquecapabilities and best-of-breedsolutions Reducing vendor lock-in andsecuring an exit strategy Increasing portability betweenproviders Strengthening businesscontinuity and disaster recoveryCopyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Key Considerations for Hybrid and MulticloudReduce infrastructure sprawl by adopting anIaaS strategy, consolidating disparate software versions,Rein in technical debt with a unified designto reduce security vulnerabilities, consolidateTake stock of your ecosystem, through inventoryPrepare for some initial complexity, keeping insupport levels, and redundant instances across dispersedlocations that are difficult to track and managemanagement and data collection to make informed strategicdecisions and move to an optimized hybrid and multicloudarchitecture right-sized for your environmentCopyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.deployment and patch management needs, and reduce thelikelihood of rogue one-off implementationsmind challenges such as integration, change management,upskilling, and financial management
Migrating workloads to the cloud smoothlyand to drive efficiencyClearly identify your business drivers formulticloud early to determine the appropriate strategyCreate the necessary pipelines and toolsetsRight-sized implementations will generateefficiencies as you migrate your workloads into moreContinually optimize your cloudenvironment post-migration and even previously(mergers and acquisitions, best of breed, innovationinsurance, portability, business continuity (BC) / disasterrecovery (DR), etc.)optimized architectures requiring fewer resources, as well asproviding benefits like reduced deployment times and fastertime-to-valueCopyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.of an adoption framework to ensure a smooth migration to thecloud, building out tenancies and security architectures inadvance for your workloads‘inelastic’ workloads can benefit as you determine whichresources can be dynamically scaled up and down
Start realizing benefits quickly evenwith complex legacy environmentsBasic “lift and shift” can be a good startingpoint to quickly realize early foundational benefits of thecloud even if your higher-level application stack remains to beoptimizedLeverage interconnect capabilities to bridgegaps between cloud providers, bring your onpremises workloads to ‘cloud adjacent’ as an interim step forspecific legacy applications, and reduce vendor lock-inCopyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.Continue to modernize your workloads oncein the cloud, iterating to mature and take advantage ofsuch advantages as PaaS services further up the stackAddressing vendor lock-in comes down to amatter of time – if you anticipate having limited time tomigrate between vendors (e.g. less than 30 days), your initialcloud configuration should focus on IaaS (VMs, Containersand Data) for portability
Managing the transition to ensuresuccessful migrations to the cloudA little organization goes a long way, and suchpreparations as creating runbooks to standardize migrationprocesses and performing architecture reviews can help yourteam better understand the work to be done and adapt morequicklyConsider the cost implications holistically –in addition to the transition from CapEx to OpEx associatedwith cloud, the increased flexibility to scale and reducedassociated exposure should factor into a business case for aninvestment in hybrid and multicloudCopyright 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.Focus on evolving skill sets through trainingto ensure the teams responsible for migrating will take on acloud-focused approach that may significantly differ fromtheir on-premises experienceSecurity can be still be top of mind in thecloud with hybrid options and specific configurations tofacilitate regulatory and compliance requirements
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