Organizations have been rushing to the public cloud, often without much thought given to strategically placing workloads.
Over the intervening years, however, IT and business decision makers have learned that while public cloud can be useful for some applications, there's no one size fits all and AI has brought this to even greater focus.
What's the role of private cloud in managing workloads effectively and how can businesses strategically choose what path is best for them?
In this episode, in association with Redcentric, the ITPro Podcast is joined by Senior Product Manager for Cloud Darren Adcock and Senior Technical Architect Paul Jenner to discuss the legacy of cloud investment and how organizations can manage their workloads better.
Highlights
"In many respects, the cloud hangover is kind of a consequence of various factors that people maybe didn't take into account when they moved into cloud... maybe we've got the wrong cloud in use for the wrong application. Maybe we're seeing overspend. Maybe we're seeing just poor customer performance."
"It goes back to the early adoption of public cloud being a one size fits all. We've got to move to cloud, we've got to move everything to cloud without necessarily spending the time to think what's most appropriate to move to cloud, what's the most appropriate to keep on private cloud."
"Generally, if you re-architect when you move to cloud, then you are more likely to get a cost-effective outcome. If you don't re-architect, the chances are you are just moving a cost to somewhere else where it actually might be more expensive to run than if it was on private cloud."
"It's about a sensible view of your workloads of the requirements for those workloads against the capabilities and constraints of each of those clouds and choosing the right environment."
Resources
- https://www.redcentricplc.com/
- https://www.redcentricplc.com/managed-services/cloud/
- https://www.redcentricplc.com/managed-services/cloud/private-cloud/
- https://www.redcentricplc.com/sovereignty/
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