Hybrid IT: opportunities, challenges, and solutions

This invaluable insight from 451 Research and Dimension Data will help you:

Find out the current mix of deployment models organisations are using, and what workloads they are placing where.
Learn how organisations are inhibited by security and compliance concerns, the complexities of migration, and the challenges of automation and multi-cloud management.
See what services organisations are using to help with issues like application placement, migration, interoperability, and security.
Check what competencies in automation, service integration, and business continuity companies need from their service providers.

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Do you want to master hybrid IT to accelerate digital business?

We invite you to join Kevin Leahy, Senior Vice President, Data Centre Business Unit at Dimension Data and Kelly Morgan, Research VP of 451 Research in a recorded webinar on April 4th to understand the most common challenges faced when managing multiple IT environments and how to overcome them.

Kevin and Kelly will guide you through the hybrid IT maze and provide you with actionable steps to simplify the complexity of managing multiple enterprise cloud and non-cloud IT environments.

Expert opinion

Latest thinking from Dimension Data's subject matter experts on the results of 451 Research.

Gain more when you share control of your SAP hybrid IT estate

Opting for a hybrid SAP IT estate holds a lot of appeal because it gives your business speed, agility and flexibility.

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Managing the changing costs of hybrid IT

Hybrid IT makes it harder to get a true picture of costs, and the cost structures it brings are so different from traditional IT, that it’s almost impossible to get a like for like comparison.

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Facing the challenges of hybrid IT

IT leaders globally have embraced hybrid IT as ‘the new normal’ in optimising workload placement.

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How hybrid IT helps take the viewing experience of pro cycling to the next level

The Amaury Sport Organisation enables a digital viewing experience for ultimate fan engagement.

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Expert opinion

Latest thinking from Dimension Data's subject matter experts on the results of 451 Research.

How to get your networking working for hybrid IT

Hybrid IT is all about using different platforms in different locations – and the network is the glue that holds them all together.

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Why abstraction and automation are critical to hybrid IT

Hybrid IT is all about using different platforms in different locations – and the network is the glue that holds them all together.

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Hybrid IT – security, governance, risk, and compliance

Sheer complexity. That’s what I’d say is the main challenge of cybersecurity in relation to hybrid IT.

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The transformative potential of hybrid IT

If hybrid IT simply meant running one workload on premise and another workload in the cloud, it wouldn’t be that hard.

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Containers benefit your hybrid IT strategy

How containers get you one-step closer to a next-gen, on-demand digital data centre

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Get your applications cloud savvy

Understanding the future direction of applications and services is essential to making the right call when it comes to hybrid IT.

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Hybrid commercial models for hybrid IT

There’s a lot of hype around consumption-based pricing in hybrid IT, but the reality in the enterprise market is mixed – and rightly so.

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Hybrid IT migrations – what they’re like in real life

The key to successful hybrid IT migrations: planning, planning, planning

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How we can help

Our services provide what the research says you need:

Help with infrastructure transformation, application strategy, and workload migration
The platforms, tools, and skills to enable automated and integrated management of your hybrid environment
Managed services in network optimisation, security, and business continuity

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