The 5 Principles of Fast-Growing Hybrid Cloud Estates

The disruption and shift to hybrid work of the past couple years necessitates that leaders audit their technology stacks to ensure business continuity. One of the major investments this has led to is hybrid cloud – as in on-premise and/or data centers plus public cloud models.

Though now very prevalent, the move to hybrid wasn’t overnight. “When automobiles were first invented, they were standard, and you could only get one model in one color. Over time, users demanded different types of cars based on speed, distance, use, cost,” said Bernie Hoecker, partner for enterprise cloud transformation with global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “It's the same with cloud. Clients choose hybrid and multi-cloud models to obtain a business outcome.”

Read more to learn the five key principles of a hybrid cloud estate according ISG’s Bernie Hoecker, as published in reworked.