Five Steps for Aligning Data and Hybrid Cloud Architectures

This whitepaper outlines five essential steps for aligning data strategies with hybrid cloud architectures, aimed at IT leaders and their teams. The document begins by emphasizing the evolving nature of cloud services, which can now be public, private, or a combination of both, and the importance of understanding data context across these infrastructures. The first step involves comprehensively understanding data assets and their locations, which often exist in silos. The second step focuses on conducting a workload assessment to evaluate the demands placed on infrastructure by various workloads. The third step involves classifying data and analytics systems to identify silos and ensure consistent data context across different applications. The fourth step highlights the need to align data platforms with business goals to enhance flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Finally, the paper stresses the importance of a cohesive data strategy that drives the hybrid cloud strategy, ensuring that data management and governance are prioritized throughout the organization.