#8 of 39: The two (2) speeds of IT today

The two speeds of IT is a major consideration when defining which cloud resources to deploy. In the steady speed, IT must continue to support the traditional enterprise applications to keep the business running. This implies that current on-premises services must be maintained. Additionally, off-premises services, such as private dedicated IaaS, can be used to increase infrastructure flexibility for enterprise services.

The fast speed requires IT to deliver applications and services more quickly whether it’s scaling existing services to satisfy spikes in demand or providing new applications quickly to meet an immediate business need. The use of public cloud services may be required to satisfy these requirements.

After sorting out the cloud resources to use, the next step is determining where applications and data should go. Next post, learn the four basic options for application placement in a hybrid cloud environment.