The consensus among experts is that hybrid cloud will become an even more integral part of modern business strategies in 2024 and beyond. What should modern businesses do to leverage hybrid cloud effectively?Jacques Joubert, service delivery manager and Jennifer Mbesa, GM for Operations at RDB Consulting.
According to Jacques Joubert, service delivery manager at RDB Consulting, a hybrid approach offers greater flexibility, adaptability and scalability so that businesses can easily adjust to changing market conditions and handle fluctuating demand. From a security perspective, hybrid cloud strategies offer a balance between the capabilities of the public cloud and the control offered by private clouds, which is especially beneficial for businesses dealing with sensitive data.
Before adopting a hybrid cloud model, businesses must spend some time developing a well-defined strategy, understanding their current architectures and business needs, notes Joubert. As part of this, it is important to question the purpose of your cloud move so that you have a clearer idea of what you hope to achieve.
For Joubert, once you understand the “why”, you then need to consider the “how”. The moving of applications and databases must be done logically and strategically to ensure effective data management. “Could you split up data or group data better so that you can move things more logically? Often, companies don’t know what data they have or how it fits together because their data is sitting in different silos,” explains Joubert, stressing that this must be addressed before migrating.