Using Hybrid

Architectures for
Cloud Computing
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Alan Waite

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Figure 1:

Brokering in Hybrid IT

Software Line of
Users
Development Business

Broker
Function
Services
In-House Provider
Self-Service Self-Service

Custom Provider
Provisioning Portal(s)

Central IT
Public
Clouds

• Enablement
• Audit
Private • Management
Infrastructure
Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 2:

Layers of Control Within Types of Technology Silos

Infrastructure Platform Software
Traditional as a Service as a Service as a Service
On-Premises IT Colocation Hosting (laaS) (PaaS) (SaaS)

Data Data Data Data Data Data

Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications

Databases Databases Databases Databases Databases Databases

Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating

System System System System System System

Virtualization
Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization
Plus CMP

Physical Physical Physical Physical Physical Physical

Servers Servers Servers Servers Servers Servers

Network Network Network Network Network Network

and Storage and Storage and Storage and Storage and Storage and Storage

Data Center Data Center Data Center Data Center Data Center Data Center

Self-Supplied and Self-Managed

Provider-Supplied and Provider-Managed

Source: Gartner
CMP = cloud management platform
ID: 407153
Figure 3:

Levels Where Integration Occurs

Data

APIs, Service Fabrics,

Applications Application/Data
Integration Platforms

Databases

Operating
System
Orchestrators,
Virtualization
Provisioning
Virtualization

Physical
Servers
Identity Federation,
Network
Hardware/Utilities Network Interconnects,
and Storage
Storage Architectures …

Data Center

Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 4:

Example of Technology Silos Requiring Integration

Public IaaS Public IaaS

SaaS No. 1
No. 1 No. 2
Applications/ Applications/ Applications/
SaaS No. 2
Data Data Data
Applications/
Virtualization Virtualization
Data
Hardware/ Hardware/
Utilities Utilities
Data Center Private
Virt. IaaS/PaaS
Data Center Applications/ Applications/
Nonvirt. Data Data
Applications/
Virtualization Virtualization Cloud Archive
Data
Hardware/ Hardware/ Hardware/ Hardware/
Utilities Utilities Utilities Utilities

Source: Gartner
Nonvirt. = nonvirtualized; Virt. = Virtualized
ID: 407153
Figure 5:

Levels Where Integration Occurs

Cost Monitoring/ Intelligent Security Capacity

Management
Control Reporting Placement Governance Management

Applications API, Application Stretched Data

and Data Service Bus Integration Database Integration

Cloud/ Cross-Silo VM Container Workload

Virtualization Orchestration Mobility Mobility Bursting

Network Identity/ Backup and Storage Colocated

Infrastructure
Connectivity Access DR Gateways Storage

Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 6:

Four Hybrid Architectures

Hybrid IT
Governing, operating and brokering across silos
Management

Hybrid
Applications/ Integrating applications and data on different silos through APIs
Data

Hybrid Utilizing a single control plane across silos to support coordinated workload
Orchestration provisioning and motion

Hybrid
Integrating infrastructure hardware and utility components (only) between silos
Infrastructure

Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 7:

Integration at the Hardware/Utility Layer

Data Center Public IaaS

Virt. No. 1
Applications/ Applications/
Data Data

Cloud Archive Virtualization Virtualization

Hardware/ Integration Hardware/ Integration Hardware/

Utilities Utilities Utilities

Source: Gartner
Examples: AWS Direct Connect; Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute; federated identity; storage in a colocation hub; compute in cloud IaaS with
databases on-premises; backup to cloud
ID: 407153
Figure 8:

Hybrid Infrastructure Example — Storage in a Colocation Facility

Cloud Provider A Cloud Provider B

Dedicated Connection Dedicated Connection

On-Premises Data Center Colocation Hub

Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 9:

Integration at the Cloud/Virtualization Layer

Data Center Private Public IaaS

Virt. IaaS/PaaS No. 1
Applications/ Applications/ Applications/
Data Data Data
Integration Integration
Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization

Hardware/ Integration Hardware/ Integration Hardware/

Utilities Utilities Utilities

Source: Gartner
Examples: VMware vSphere plus VMware Cloud on AWS; Azure Stack plus Azure; cross-cloud orchestrations
ID: 407153
Figure 10:

Two Hybrid Orchestration Approaches

Data Center Public Cloud

Inside-Out Approach:
VMware Cloud on AWS

Outside-In Approach:
AWS Outposts,
Microsoft Azure Stack

Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 11:

Integration at the Application/Data Layer

SaaS No. 2 Hosted App

Integration

Applications/
Data
Data Center n
Int ratio
eg
rat Virt. Integ
i on
Applications/ Public IaaS
Data Integ
ration No. 1
Applications/
SaaS No. 1 ration Virtualization
Integ Data
Hardware/
Utilities Virtualization

Hardware/
Utilities

Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 12:

Distributed Management

Agency/
IT Project Project
Line of
Operations Team Team
Business

Central/Legacy
Toolset No. 1 Toolset No. 2
Toolset

Native Tools Native Tools Native Tools Native Tools

Private Private Public Public

Virtualization IaaS/PaaS IaaS No. 1 IaaS No. 2
Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 13:

Centralized Management
Agency/
IT Project Project
Line of
Operations Team Team
Business

Standardized
Management
Toolset

Native Tools Native Tools Native Tools Native Tools

Private Private Public Public

Virtualization IaaS/PaaS IaaS No. 1 IaaS No. 2
Source: Gartner
ID: 407153
Figure 14:

Hybrid IT Organizational Structure

User or
Consumer
Builds and Liaises with
manages a business
private cloud leaders, end
service to IT Organization Acting as IT Service users and
host critical a Provider and Broker Broker Group application
applications. owners.

Forges
relationships
with and
Traditional IT Private Cloud Public Cloud manages
Mgmt. Group Mgmt. Group Mgmt. Group cloud
providers.
Maintains the
traditional IT
Traditional IT Private Hybrid Public
environment.
Cloud Cloud Cloud

Source: Gartner
Mgmt. = management
ID: 407153
Figure 15:

A Sample Journey to Hybrid IT

Hybrid IT Office 365, Public Cost Mgmt,. Intelligent

Management SaaS IaaS Brokering Placement

Hybrid
Integrated App
Applications/
Using APIs
Data

Hybrid
VM Mobility
Orchestration

Hybrid Cloud Storage in Federated

Infrastructure Archive Colo. Identity

Virtualized Multiprovider Connected Brokering Identity Orchestration

TIME
Source: Gartner
Colo. = colocation; Mgmt. = management
ID: 407153
Figure 16:

A Different Journey

Hybrid IT Public IaaS Public IaaS Cost Monitoring/

SaaS
Management No. 1 No. 2 Management Reporting

Hybrid
Applications/
Data

Hybrid
Orchestration

Hybrid
Infrastructure

Virtualized Multiprovider Brokering

TIME
Source: Gartner
ID: 407153