According to Cisco’s 2022 Global Hybrid Cloud Trends Report, 82% of IT leaders say that they have adopted a hybrid cloud.
Cloud adoption has been a popular topic of conversation among many companies. Some wanted to make the huge leap from on-premises to cloud; some didn’t. Although the cloud has numerous benefits, it’s wise to keep critical resources limited to on-premises.
Why, you might ask?
It’s imperative to run critical resources on-premises, as you can maintain complete control of your on-premises infrastructure. This approach allows you to achieve high availability and accessibility around the clock. But the cloud also comes with its own advantages. It can offer flexibility and security in addition to being cost-efficient.
To get the best of both worlds, the solution is hybrid cloud.
But you can’t leave it up to chance for your hybrid cloud infrastructure to orchestrate seamlessly between on-premises and cloud resources. It is up to you to manage your hybrid cloud effectively to reap the full benefits.
Here are a few tips to get you started with effectively managing your hybrid cloud.
1. You cannot manage what you don’t know
If you don’t know what resources an application requires, it’s hard to allocate the right infrastructure components to ensure it can run effectively. Know the requirements of your applications, such as the number of users, the data required, the network it runs on, and more, to understand its needs.
Not every application needs to run on the cloud and vice versa. Gauge the criticality of each application and leverage on-premises and cloud resources in accordance.
2. Keep it secure
According to G2, “more than 50% of businesses are open to moving sensitive data to the cloud.”
Without a doubt, it’s time to ramp up cloud security. But it’s not humanly possible to monitor and track every activity across the system. However, software solutions designed for security can help. IAM offers a layer of protection from unauthorized access and unexpected cyberattacks, keeping both cloud and on-premises storage secure.
Security comes second to none, so it’s essential to enhance your security posture with powerful IT management solutions that won’t compromise performance.
3. A single-view approach
Data comprehension is not everybody’s forte, but don’t worry.
Having multiple dashboards to understand the availability and performance of your hybrid cloud is not a wise choice. Use a tool that can unify the data from on-premises and cloud environments to eliminate ambiguity. Only when you have comprehensive data collated on a single dashboard will you be able to quickly learn what’s working and what’s not. An easy solution to this is to use data analytics solutions to converge IT data onto a single pane from multiple applications and achieve seamless operation of your hybrid cloud.
Gradually gain comprehension of the infrastructure and prioritize the implementation of security and analytics after establishing a thorough understanding of your infrastructure.
Managing your hybrid cloud can be intimidating at first, but with these simple measures, you can easily juggle between on-premises and the cloud, giving your IT the cloud advantage.
