The hybrid cloud is an operating reality for most businesses. Critical data continues to be stored in on-premises data centres with other operations being off-loaded to hosted infrastructure. But are you getting the most from your set-up, or is it time to review and reassess?
The nature of hybrid cloud usage has changed over time. Where organisations previously relied on cloud services for development and testing, they now use hosted platforms as a component of virtually all of their workloads.
This change in approach means that even businesses with established hybrid cloud operations must reassess their processes. Here’s how WTL can ensure your organisation deploys a future-ready platform for ongoing hybrid cloud success.
1. Assessment
Developing a baseline understanding of your current position is essential to defining a roadmap for the future. WTL will work alongside your stakeholders to assess where you are and where you want to be regarding hybrid cloud operations. We will help you discover where your data and workloads are currently hosted and whether you would benefit by relocating them to the cloud.
2. Deployment
Effective hybrid cloud operations require careful planning to ensure workloads are located in the correct place, from the edge-core cloud. WTL will help you deploy workloads to the most appropriate location to balance cost, performance and scalability according to your strategic goals.
3. Migration and transformation
Early hybrid cloud projects were heavily focused on simply migrating existing operations and processes to hosted infrastructure. A process known as ‘lift and shift’. This approach solved issues around availability and capacity but they also tended to cost more than many businesses expected.
WTL will work with you to not only migrate workloads, but also to transform them to take advantage of modern cloud services. We will help you to improve performance, scalability and cost control, ready for your data-driven future.
4. Security
Hybrid cloud services increase the potential attack surface for your business. Using industry best practices and in-depth experience of the hybrid cloud computing model, WTL will help you develop an enhanced, 360º security posture that protects systems and data – whether they are on-premise or in the cloud.
Creating a comprehensive security strategy that protects data everywhere will also allow your organisation to successfully manage hybrid working and the new challenges that this model brings.
5. Management and optimisation
The enhanced scalability and flexibility offered by cloud platforms means that managing your hosted IT estate can become extremely complex. WTL offer full-lifecycle management services to assist with post-migration operations. Our team of highly skilled consultants is on hand to integrate and optimise services for maximum return on investment – and to ensure IT is ready to meet your strategic objectives.
To learn more about WTL and how we can help you achieve hybrid cloud success, please give us a call