Maximizing Business Value in VMware Environments

Organizations often think of public cloud as a way to reduce cost, gain elasticity or convert from capex to opex. But the cloud is about business. It’s about enabling business through innovation across different cloud models.

Thinking that only the public cloud platform can solve all your business technology challenges is like trying to use one color to paint a masterpiece. These days, the public cloud is typically just one aspect — albeit an important aspect — of a broader multi-cloud strategy.

According to the Rackspace Technology Future of Compute survey, organizations are running applications on a relatively even split between public cloud (35%), private cloud (33%), and data centers or colocation facilities (30%). The study found 43% of key applications run on private cloud, including e-commerce systems, back-office automation, and more