What ‘cross-cloud’ architects need to know
When I hear people say, “I’m a cross-cloud architect,” I wonder what the heck they mean.I’m seeing an emerging pattern in the cloud computing space where enterprises are morphing from dealing with siloed public clouds a cloud at a time, to dealing with all clouds—including existing traditional systems—as strategic platforms. Or dealing with more holistic IT architecture that uses public clouds, which is a much more complex problem to solve.[ Also on InfoWorld: Cloud tech certifications count more than degrees now ] Still, what does a “cross-cloud” architect do? I see three areas of primary focus:To read this article in full, please click here
When I hear people say, “I’m a cross-cloud architect,” I wonder what the heck they mean.
I’m seeing an emerging pattern in the cloud computing space where enterprises are morphing from dealing with siloed public clouds a cloud at a time, to dealing with all clouds—including existing traditional systems—as strategic platforms. Or dealing with more holistic IT architecture that uses public clouds, which is a much more complex problem to solve.
Still, what does a “cross-cloud” architect do? I see three areas of primary focus: