Chapter 23

Ten Hybrid Cloud Do’s and Don’ts

In This Chapter

Planning for consistency

Having the right management plan

Avoiding pitfalls

Move forward and don’t look back

Many companies that have begun to move into the cloud don’t do a lot of planning. Executives in different business units start to use public cloud services out of frustration because of inefficiencies in the IT organization. Many IT departments, responding to rapidly changing business demands, begin implementing various public and private cloud services. However, without a plan and some careful preparation, things can go wrong before you know it. In this chapter, we give you some ideas about what you should do and what you should avoid as you begin your journey to the hybrid cloud.