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Achieving Digital Transformation Using Hybrid Cloud

By : Vikas Grover, Ishu Verma, Praveen Rajagopalan
Book Image

Achieving Digital Transformation Using Hybrid Cloud

By: Vikas Grover, Ishu Verma, Praveen Rajagopalan

Overview of this book

Hybrid cloud technology can be leveraged by organizations aiming to build next-gen applications while safeguarding prior technological investments. This book will help you explore different hybrid cloud architectural patterns, whether designing new projects or migrating legacy applications to the cloud. You'll learn about the key building blocks of hybrid cloud enabling you to deploy, manage, and secure applications and data while porting the workloads between environments without rebuilding. Further, you’ll explore Kubernetes, GitOps, and Layer 3/7 services to reduce operational complexity. You'll also learn about nuances of security and compliance in hybrid cloud followed by the economics of hybrid cloud. You’ll gain a deep understanding of the concepts with use cases from telecom 5G and industrial manufacturing, giving you a glimpse into real industry problems resolved by hybrid cloud, and unlocking millions of dollars of opportunities for enterprises. By the end of this book, you'll be well-equipped to design and develop efficient hybrid cloud strategies, lead conversations with senior IT and business executives, and succeed in hybrid cloud implementation or transformation opportunities.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Part 1: Containers, Kubernetes, and DevOps for Hybrid Cloud
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Part 2: Design Patterns, DevOps, and GitOps

Applying design patterns for operational excellence

Before we dive into the design patterns for telco and industrial sectors, let’s take a look at the underlying reasons for hybrid cloud adoption.

Telco

Telco service providers (also known as communications service providers) are a key part of our everyday lives and provide services consumed across all corners of the world. They include companies, some over a hundred years old, way back from the time of Alexander Graham Bell, with revenue of hundreds of billions of dollars – AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telecom, NTT, China Mobile, Telefonica, and Vodafone.

With customers demanding ever more capable communication services, telcos have had increasing budget outlays. By one estimate, the 30 largest telcos incur more than $900 billion in operating expenditure (OpEx) and more than $270 billion in capital expenditure (CapEx) per year.

Telcos started with virtual machine (VM)-based solutions to reduce costs and gain...