Hybrid cloud strategy: 5 essentials

“Businesses planning on implementing a hybrid cloud environment need to consider their appetite for managing the constant evolution of the cloud landscapes,” says Ryan Murphy, VP and North American cloud center of excellence leader at Capgemini. “Technology innovation and obsolescence are the primary driving factors for change.”

“An IT organization needs to understand the true costs to the business when operating solutions on slower infrastructure, or when utilizing operating systems that are either no longer supported, or don’t take advantage of the newer technology innovations,” Murphy says. “Businesses need to understand the agility available from each element of their hybrid cloud operating model in order to ensure their workloads are located where they make sense from a security and financial perspective.”

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Ryan Murphy

Expert in Cloud strategy, Operational framework, Transformation Roadmap

Ryan helps customers define their cloud strategy, transformation roadmap, and operational framework for managing their IT estate with digital and cloud technologies.
Ryan has over 20 years of experience in IT professional services.  His experience includes leadership roles in systems integration and outsourcing at NGA HR, T-Systems, and Capgemini.  In his current role, Ryan is a vice president and North American cloud center of excellence leader with responsibilities over portfolio, go-to-market, and solutions.  He is frequently brought in to be a trusted advisor to CIOs and spends considerable time interacting with leading industry advisors and analysts.