OpenStack private/hybrid clouds are becoming a strong alternative to traditional IT models for large enterprises. While moving to the cloud offers the promise of flexibility, scale, and cost savings, a standard cloud model is not inherently designed for enterprise-level availability. With multiple points of risk at both the hardware and software layers, many organizations are hesitant to move their business-critical applications to the cloud as potential costs may outweigh benefits.
Table of Contents:
- Executive Summary
- “Software Defined” and Availability
- Stratus Enterprise Availability
- Stratus Cloud Solution for Private Clouds
- No Changes Required to Existing Applications
- Availability Service Level Selection
- Infrastructure Protection
- Call to Action
- Table 1: SDA Planes
- Figure 1: Stratus Cloud Solutions Service Catalog
Companies Referenced:
- AT&T
- Cisco
- Comcast
- EMC
- HP
- IBM
- Intel
- Rackspace
- Red Hat
- Stratus
Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights) in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.
