With Microsoft and VMware entering the hybrid cloud battlefield, and the Amazon AWS steam engine continuing to convert more static racks into dynamic services, enterprises are poised to shift massive investments in data center infrastructure purchases into cloud services in the coming years. At least that’s the prediction being made by several respected analysts, including Gartner’s Bittman (see Private Cloud Matures, Hybrid Cloud is Next, for example).
The shift to the hybrid cloud should drive a massive consolidation of data center and infrastructure buying power into a few dozen service providers and set the stage for the resurgence of software as a strategic IT asset. At the core of the shift are at least three key hybrid cloud benefits, including enhanced agility and operating efficiency. (Here is a hybrid cloud operating model courtesy of the CloudVelocity blog.)
The combination of massive investments in cloud (IaaS) and the…
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