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Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure and Operations Explained

By : Mansura Habiba
Book Image

Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure and Operations Explained

By: Mansura Habiba

Overview of this book

Most organizations are now either moving to the cloud through modernization or building their apps in the cloud. Hybrid cloud is one of the best approaches for cloud migration and the modernization journey for any enterprise. This is why, along with coding skills, developers need to know the big picture of cloud footprint and be aware of the integration models between apps in a hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. This book represents an overview of your end-to-end journey to the cloud. To be future agnostic, the journey starts with a hybrid cloud. You'll gain an overall understanding of how to approach migration to the cloud using hybrid cloud technologies from IBM and Red Hat. Next, you’ll be able to explore the challenges, requirements (both functional and non-functional), and the process of app modernization for enterprises by analyzing various use cases. The book then provides you with insights into the different reference solutions for app modernization on the cloud, which will help you to learn how to design and implement patterns and best practices in your job. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to successfully modernize applications and cloud infrastructure in hyperscaler public clouds such as IBM and hybrid clouds using Red Hat technologies as well as develop secure applications for cloud environments.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: Moving to Hybrid Cloud
5
Part 2: Cloud-Native Methods, Practices, and Technology
8
Part 3: Elements of Embedded Linux

Chapter 3: xploring Best Practices for the Cloud Journey

This chapter is focused on the practices and initial assessment for the cloud journey. Cloud modernization needs time. Over time, multiple parameters for cloud modernization can change. It is a continuous process that is changing all the time. Therefore, cloud modernization and application migration can be portrayed as a journey with a defined destination. Some motivation is required to begin the journey. The journey’s motivation is often different business cases, such as reducing the operation cost, time-to-market, and release frequency, among others. On the other hand, the destination of this journey is to achieve specific business value. Therefore, the end-to-end journey for cloud modernization can differ for different organizations.

A combination of standard practices, processes, policies, and procedures based on the functional and non-functional requirements can ensure the success of the cloud journey for organizations...