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looking for a provider that allows them to use their stack more or less as is, without serious rework.

My guess: Integrate by putting it under OpenStack (or CmWO in IBM terminology) control + use the IaaS gateway to connect to public clouds

first step is to make the app 'cloud compatible': many hard coded ones dont move to any cloud easy (host names, network...)

so there is work to move to the cloud : select what workload , prepare it, move it.... and setup all the right security and accesses

Hybrid cloud is going to become much easier for businesses that can move beyond the thought that Cloud means deploying a stack of software

Take a look at @racemi as the tool towards achieving image migration http://www.racemi.co... - I don't think this is specific to VMware images...

@EricAquaronne i've read somewhere about "cloud ready application". Will it be discouraging the customer knowing that to move towards the cloud "is not that easy" ?

"Cloudfrastructure" seems to be a roadmap with many dimensions that is constantly changing and refining itself as new solutions and technologies are developed, tried, deployed multiple times, and results shared with the world

@Racemi is one. @Appzero, @Rackware @CLoudsoft are others as well.

the trust inthe cloud is the trust in the cloud provider: how do you turst your provider ?

I think we can trust is a much as we can just vanilla IT - you must be vigilant in the same ways. Look at the recent data leaks, most have been IT (HomeDepot, Target., ect)

Data trust is huge issue; it has to be tied directly back to onprem or security that is bulletproof; perimeter based security doesn't work in hybrid

@EricAquaronne ALWAYS one incident away from loss of that trust.

data trust : this is when you whant to know how your provider manages security and what storage he uses, and their High Availability tool

This is why I see customers first looking at trying non-critical or less data intensive workloads in the public cloud. i.e. build their confidence

this is why the CIO will have a broker role - Understanding which Service providers to use is going to be critical

And one cannot ignore regulatory issues that will drive on-prem / in-country making hybrid a must

@pcarvao exactly

@pcarvao Agree regulation & compliance are important considerations reqarding where data should reside

In the UK at least I think Softlayer are looking to obtain ISO-270001 certification. That should make the platform more accesible for public sector projects and I'd hope would increase trust clients will place with #Softlayer cloud.

@degilio I think the CIO will be more than a broker, his integration across c-sutie will be key to deliver on business needs & outcomes compared to just brokering "IT services"

@JacWoods2020 Our new IBV study clearly describes it (based on a survey of 750 IT leaders - page #2): http://ibm.co/1qg0tY...

looks like you mean Vyatta from Softlayer ?

Yep Eric, exactly

use the softlayer chat help , they are excellent, or ring STG lab services :-)

- STG Lab Services is at @IBMSLST

@EricAquaronne Ok thanks. I assumed that information would of been publicly avaliable, but I'm sure the #SL team can point me in the right direction.

Although early discussion was around peak capacity and DR, the real value will come from connecting systems of record w/ systems of engagement, and with the idea of portability of applications. The infra really matters to get this right @IBMSmrtrCmptng

typical is to rent extra capacity so you can grow your business only 'renting' what you need

seeing geo location, i.e. get the app/data closer to the market/end user beginning to be a factor.

many companies are also looking at the cloud as a Disaster Recovery plan > where you switch to in case of

it's interesting this discussion point is tactical bc DR and other functions work well in hybrid ..it's the low hanging fruit use cases. Great place to start getting feet wet fat in deploying cloud

Also Knowing the best place to process data is also key. Many large enterprises have a tremendous amount of data on the mainframe, & it makes more sense to do the analytics there, much faster than moving data across clouds, so hybrid makes@IBMSmrtrCmptng

these use cases also drive cultural change in the organization which is very important for #CxO level mgt to inject. Cloud transformation is also cultural issue

Significant business value to be unleashed by connecting SoR and SoE... intersection of cloud, mobile and analytics

The culture change is huge - just look at the last 18 months

Culture is very important for this - The CIO must become a broker as well as a technical guy to be successful

@degilio Agree that successful organizations are asking the CIO to take on the role of service broker

@pcarvao Definitely - This is the most exciting part of Hybrid cloud to me - It is the chance for IT to go from being a Cost center to a profit center

@srf512 changing role of CIO is identifying what value IT adds and where to leverage outside services http://wikibon.org/b...

@stu great infographic on the changing role of the CIO

Residency plays a huge role in your strategy. This is why cloudbursting doesn’t work the way people originally imagined. Moving data to computational resources is expensive and time consuming

This is huge - residency and economics will drive hybrid cloud adoption.

data links to privacy and in many countries you cannot more data outside the borders > this mean your cloud app is also in your contry

It makes a LOT of difference for compliance or local law. Another aspect of this is where do you WANT your data. It may already reside in your transaction systems on prem making a hybrid environment the right choice@IBMSmrtrCmptng

typically banks / health sector have regualtions on data location

@degilio Good point and one reason that integration of on prem and public is needed...where should the data be ?

This is like the old data hierarchy thought - data where it needs to be for security, compliance and access speed - on the most economic place.

another key factor on application+data location: response time (think abot geographies and their network)

IT will be cool to see how companies tie the mobile technology to stuff that has to be managed locally - data residency is going to change over time

#IBMResearch does pioneering work with micro clouds here... don't they?

This is critical as data movement and security can quickly become the bottleneck. IBM Aspera can help: http://cloud.asperas...

Yes, the mobile play, and the need to get data as close as possible to the end user will drive a lot of this.

How about the performance impact if you store the data locally and perform the compute part on public?

It does depend, it may be faster to do the analytics ( compute ) near the data @IBMSmrtrCmptng

@boniamd as you design the solution, you'll need to define where data resides too, perf can be a factor if the network can be a bottleneck

for DATA analytics, always load the data where you compute > if cloud then all in cloud :)