What IT Leaders Need to Know When Buying for a Technology Refresh – Cloud Edition

As organizations extend on-premises data center environments to the public cloud, several factors need to be considered to effectively integrate on-premises data centers with the public cloud to realize cloud benefits. Extending existing on-premises environments to the public cloud also requires organizations to consider whether the public cloud infrastructure can support these workload requirements, especially if they are planning to run business- or mission-critical applications. 

A further consideration is a hybrid cloud as a preferred approach, with many organizations planning to extend on-premises data center environments by integrating with public cloud infrastructures. When extending to the public cloud, it is important to consider whether the public cloud infrastructure is compatible with existing on-premises environments and how these environments will be managed. Rapidly, efficiently and cost-effectively extending data centers to the public cloud requires that organizations select the right public cloud platform for seamless integration and management consistency. 

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