Enterprise-Grade Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Strategies : Proven Strategies to Digitally Transform Your Business with Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Solutions / Sathya AG and Kunal Das.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

AG, Sathya, author.

Das, Kunal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, [2024]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Leverage cloud technologies, proven strategies, and effective frameworks to drive seamless digital transformation. Key Features Understand the challenges enterprises face with cloud adoption and the importance of leadership vision Learn how to build the foundation for a vendor agnostic cloud-ready enterprise Discover best practices to architect an enterprise cloud strategy and responsibly innovate with emerging technologies Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description In the past decade, cloud technology has evolved from a mere deployment platform into a driving force of innovation. However, navigating the complexities of cloud adoption, especially with a hybrid approach, presents significant challenges. Solving Hybrid Cloud Challenges for Enterprises is your trusted guide to overcome the problems encountered in this process. Written by a principal architect at Google with 15+ years of experience, this vendor agnostic book begins by exploring the case studies of enterprises stepping into the world of the cloud, highlighting the pivotal role of leadership vision and mindset in driving digital transformation. You'll explore the basics of cloud technology, its impact on various industries, and the challenges of cloud adoption. As you dive deeper, you'll find real-world use cases of enterprises that have digitally disrupted their respective industries by innovating in the cloud. From assessing the cloud maturity of an organization and designing a cloud strategy to exploring the various facets of cloud transformation, this book will guide you at every step of the way. Finally, you'll learn how to lead your organization's cloud transformation journey with emerging technologies. By the end, you'll be well-equipped to design and architect a scalable, cloud-first IT organization. What you will learn Understand the hybrid cloud and multi-cloud paradigms Cultivate leadership will and mindset for crafting successful cloud transformation Design and architect a scalable and open foundation for a cloud-first IT organization Apply open standards and frameworks to design a vendor-neutral cloud foundation Understand the cloud adoption frameworks and conduct maturity assessments Realize tangible business value through cloud adoption initiatives Who this book is for This book is for cloud architects and engineers responsible for and seeking to digitally transform their business through cloud. Enterprise IT leaders will be able to successfully navigate the enterprise cloud transformation complexities with cloud migration strategies, prescriptive frameworks, and practical real-world examples. A basic understanding of enterprise IT functions and operations is assumed.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Challenges with Cloud Adoption at an Enterprise Scale

Chapter 1: Leadership, Will, and Mindset

The Blockbuster case study

Innovation is NOT optional

The innovation continuum

Two tales of leadership, will, and mindset

Leading the digital transformation of enterprise

Summary

Further reading

Chapter 2: A Primer on the Cloud

Essential characteristics of the cloud

Service models

Value drivers of different service models

Cloud deployment models

Driving business agility with cloud

Cloud adoption in different industries

Retail

The store of the future

Point of sale (POS)

E-commerce to omni-commerce

Customer data platform

Supply chain demand planning and forecasting

Associate productivity

Other areas of innovation

Healthcare and life sciences

Banking, financial services, and insurance

Telecommunications

Government

Adopting a hybrid cloud

What is and isn't a hybrid cloud?

Challenges in adopting a hybrid cloud

Myths of cloud adoption

Myth 1 - the cloud is a one-size-fits-all solution approach

Myth 2 - the cloud creates a vendor dependency and lock-in

Myth 3 - the cloud is more expensive than traditional on-premises

Myth 4 - the cloud is less secure than traditional on-premises

Myth 5 - the cloud is a panacea

Further readings

Chapter 3: Enterprise Challenges with Cloud Adoption

Where do we start? Complexities of an enterprise IT ecosystem

Tech debt

Business units creating their IT marts

Proprietary private clouds

Data sprawl and integration

Security

Choosing the right cloud strategy

Identifying the right workloads for cloud transformation

Big bang migration

Data center exit.

Lift and shift applications to the cloud

Hybrid cloud strategy

Multi-cloud strategy

Choosing the right cloud provider

Business aspects

Technology aspects

Innovation aspects

Security aspects

Dealing with financials

Part 2: Succeeding with Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud

Chapter 4: Building the Foundations for a Modern Enterprise

Leavitt's diamond for change management

The golden triangle

People - the foundation of organizational success

Processes - streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency

Technology - enabling innovation and competitive advantage

Enterprise cloud maturity assessment

Cloud Adoption Maturity Model (CAMM)

The people pillar

The process pillar

The technology pillar

Google's Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)

CCoE

Building the foundations for a cloud-ready enterprise

The startup mindset

Everything is a product

Platform as a product

The Internal Developer Platform (IDP)

A focus on CUJs

Embracing open source in the cloud

Chapter 5: An Enterprise Journey to Cloud Transformation

Picking the right cloud initiatives using the multi-dimensional value-complexity matrix

Complexity factors

Business value factors

NPV

Enterprise cloud transformation journeys

Modernizing on-premises applications

Optimizing on-premises data centers

Born in the cloud

Other unique transformation journeys

Cloud migration strategies

The 6 R's application migration strategies

Hybrid cloud strategies

Dev-test in the cloud, production on-premises

Disaster recovery in the cloud

Cloud bursting

Innovating in the cloud through emerging technologies

IoT

Artificial intelligence

Edge computing

Blockchain

Chapter 6: Building an Open and Nimble Cloud Framework.

Assess

Plan

Deploy

Optimize

Various hybrid cloud and multi-cloud deployment patterns

Tiered hybrid cloud pattern

Partitioned multi-cloud pattern

Edge computing deployment pattern

Redundant hybrid deployment pattern

Foundational network blueprints for hybrid and multi-cloud deployment architectures

Meshed hybrid cloud network topology

Multi-cloud network topology

Gated egress hybrid cloud topology

Gated ingress hybrid-cloud topology

Shared network topology

Private hybrid topology

Network peering topology

Edge network topology

Security foundations for enterprises

Shared security models of major CSPs

Designing a security-first cloud architecture

Network security

Identity and access management

Infrastructure security

Application security

Cloud-native anti-patterns

Monolith castles in the cloud

Ignoring resource and cost optimization

Undifferentiated heavy lifting

Bloated containers

Mutable infrastructure

Chapter 7: Hybrid Cloud Use Cases

Airbnb - leading business transformation through technology

Disrupting the hospitality industry

A business born in the cloud

The first architecture

Evolution to microservices

Multi-cloud adoption and transformation

The pandemic and economic slowdown - the optimization phase

Carrefour's sustainable digital transformation journey

The Carrefour omnichannel strategy

A bold initiative augmented by cloud transformation

Transforming legacy IT to the modern cloud

Carrefour's IT architecture strategy

Looking ahead - Carrefour's digital retail 2026 strategy

Wendy's transforming consumer experiences

Global Next Gen

Reimagining the restaurant experience through technology

Capital One - transforming banking through technology.

Capital One's cloud transformation journey

Capital One's talent acquisition strategy

Re-architecting the Capital One mobile app on the cloud

Part 3: Lead and Transform Your Business with Cloud

Chapter 8: Architecting a Cloud-Ready Enterprise

Building a framework for a cloud-ready enterprise

Cloud foundation layer

Legacy apps

Application development and operations

API orchestration, and integration layer

Cloud architecture frameworks from major cloud service providers

AWS Well-Architected Framework

Google Cloud Architecture Framework

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Private and hybrid cloud strategies

Chapter 9: Facets of Digital Transformation

Building a security-first cloud architecture

Foundational security principles

Automating cloud asset management

IAM

Data security

Data sovereignty and data residency

Rethinking infrastructure

Compute infrastructure

Network infrastructure

Storage infrastructure

Application modernization strategy

Traditional application modernization

Cloud-native DevOps

Data modernization

Cloud optimization and cost governance

The inform phase

The optimize phase

The operate phase

Chapter 10: Leading and Innovating with the Cloud

Innovating with the cloud

Setting up innovation labs

Vision and governance

Talent and partnerships

Innovate and deliver

Innovating with big data and serverless

Banking and financial services

Healthcare

Embedding AI across the enterprise

GenAI

XR

Quantum computing

Responsible uses of emerging technologies

Chapter 11: ESG and Sustainability.

Definition of ESG and sustainability

Environmental impact

Social impact

Governance

The value of ESG for enterprises

Stakeholder expectations

Competitive advantage

Long-term business viability

Risk mitigation

Regulatory landscape

Building a sustainability program

ESG reporting standards and frameworks

Double materiality assessment and reporting

Adopting an ESG reporting program

Cloud computing as an ESG enabler

Environmental factors

Social factors

Governance factors

Building sustainable applications in the cloud

Index

About PACKT

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ISBN:

9781804611623

180461162X

OCLC:

1429723370