Open hybrid clouds: A new approach to cloud computing
October 3, 2015
Grazed from C4ISRNET. Author: Adam Stone.
In recent years, cloud computing has delivered information technology managers a means to streamline their practices and reduce operating costs. Now, a new range of tools has emerged to help IT make the most of cloud’s potential. Hybridization has opened new doors, as has the promise of open-source development. Taken together, the open hybrid cloud raises the bar for military cloud users.
“Open hybrid cloud puts the control in the customer’s hands, by avoiding supplier lock-in,” said David Egts, chief technologist of Red Hat U.S. Public Sector. Providers “have to step up their game; they can’t just sit back and cash a check knowing they are the only game in town.”…
Open hybrid cloud is more than just conventional cloud with a few new bells and whistles added. It’s a fundamental re-envisioning of the cloud concept…
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