accelerate your ambition

Heading for hybrid IT

- 8 steps for success

These two sets of assets are

tightly integrated, through a

secure network that allows

organisations to optimise the

delivery of services.

Leveraging the

cloud, both on- and

off-premise

Reliance on dedicated

infrastructure, as

opposed to shared or

cloud-based resources.

Dimension Data

defines hybrid IT as:

Getting started - your

journey to hybrid IT

Define an architecture

that makes it possible

01

Architecture is a critical enabler of

making hybrid IT a reality. The

fundamental choices that are made

regarding your architecture will

determine how easily you can build,

operate, and deliver services within a

hybrid IT environment.

Applications – where do

they belong?

02

Ascertain your ideal location from a

physical and geographical perspective,

as well as a consumption perspective.

Consider not only the applications

themselves, but the users of your

applications when making these

decisions.

Remember, it’s all about

the data

03

Different forms of data have

different life values.

CONSIDER:

Where your

data needs

to be

How long do

you want to

retain it

What the

respective

business value

is of different

types of data

Define locations across

delivery models

04

Decide where workloads should

physically be running, and which

workloads should be moved to the

cloud. Many organisations struggle

to identify which applications are

candidates for a move to the cloud or

on-premise.

Implement automation

and management as a

managed service

05

Lay the foundation for automation by

setting policies. You can’t automate

something that you can’t define, you

need rules.

Once you’ve automated your policies,

take advantage of innovations such as

intelligent storage management (ISM).

Consider your

consumption models and

commercial constructs

06

A hybrid IT environment will comprise

a blend of services and infrastructure

that are dedicated and available all

the time, and those that are delivered

via a consumption-based model, on

demand.

Striking the right balance between

the two is important to ensure you

minimise the total cost of ownership of

your various technology investments.

Optimise operational

processes

07

Automation and management of

processes are key to delivering

business outcomes.

On-premise Management

of physical

technologies

Network Management

of Service

quality

In the cloud Management of the

use of the service

in the cloud

Enable IT

Transformation

for CIOs

Deliver business

Agility for Line of

Business

Increases

Operational

Efficiency for IT

See to your security

08

Cyberattacks are becoming ever-more

sophisticated and targeted. The

traditional environment and assets are

continuously becoming less secure. All

this points to the need for a sharp focus

accelerate your ambition

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