This is post 8 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” Throughout the course of this Tech Talk series, we’ve really hammered on the idea that a Hybrid Enterprise model is a great solution. But as we wrap up, I feel that I’ve left one thing somewhat unclear. That is: the answer […]
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Hybrid IT – Where To Go From Here
This is post 7 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” In my final post of this Tech Talk series, I thought I’d recap some themes that have come up and how my own thinking on this topic has evolved, as well as my thoughts on where we (as an industry) go […]
Three Questions To Ask About Hybrid Enterprise
This is post 6 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” Bob McCouch recently wrote about some Networking Challenges to Hybrid Application Deployment and it got me thinking: what questions would I need to answer to identify opportunities to introduce “hybrid enterprise” concepts in my environment? How can I ensure successful transition […]
Networking Challenges to Hybrid Application Deployment
This is post 5 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” In my previous post in this Tech Talk series, I alluded to the difficulties of deploying a traditional n-tier application in a hybrid enterprise model. In the comments of that post, Steve Riley also mentioned that such deployments are rare, or […]
Hybrid Enterprise Is More Than Just Hybrid Cloud
This is post 4 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” In a recent post, I mentioned discussion with Steve Riley about the notion of “hybrid enterprise.” I think it’s important to expound on exactly what that means, and what this will look like. We’ve become accustomed — at least in my […]
Cloud Models for Hybrid Enterprise
This is post 3 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” Following my last post regarding hybrid cloud IT architectures, Steve Riley, the inspiration for this series of articles, commented about several potential models of hybrid deployment that can achieve the “local” feeling in different ways. Specifically, Steve mentioned: In some cases, […]
Shadow IT as a Catalyst For Hybrid Enterprise
This is post 2 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” On a recent call with Steve Riley, I had a few moments to discuss what he’s calling the “hybrid enterprise.” Midway through the call, he made a comment about something that I’ve also spent time thinking about for the last year […]
Making The Cloud Feel Local
This is post 1 of 8 in the series “Riverbed Hybrid Enterprise Tech Talks” Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Steve Riley, Technical Director in the Office of CTO at Riverbed Technology. Steve does a lot of forward thinking about technology, so it was fascinating listening to him opine about the direction of […]