IPC cites Hybrid Cloud as key step towards business success
Local cloud and data center services pioneer IPC (IP Converge Data
Services, Inc.) believes that Hybrid Cloud setups, a combination of public
cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and physical hardware-driven systems,
are key business growth strategies, especially for medium to large enterprises
that already have operational IT systems in place.
Businesses of today face challenges that not only dampen growth
but moreso threaten their very survival. As the digital age forces companies to
rely heavily on ICT (information and communications technology), business
processes are changing and IT systems have become mission-critical, thus
compelling CTOs to seek IT infrastructure options that bring high systems
availability without breaking the bank or getting into a fight with the CFO.
A Hybrid Cloud configuration involves the use of public cloud
resources combined with hosted physical machines to run and maintain specific
systems for an organization. There are companies that would like to take
advantage of the cloud but would also like to maintain data or applications
using their own physical resources. This setup is a viable solution to a slew
of business concerns, i.e. maintain control over a particular component or set
of data within a system, backup and disaster recovery, security or compliance
issues, and data sovereignty. In addition, the public cloud components allow companies
to scale up or down as needed and pay only for what is used.
According to IPC’s director for product management & marketing
Niño Valmonte, a hybrid approach enables companies to maintain control of an
internally managed private cloud while relying on the public cloud as needed.
Though they operate independently, they can be setup to communicate over an
encrypted internet connection in order to fulfill specific tasks.
For instance, during peak periods in the retail industry such as
the holidays, applications, or even portions of applications of an order entry
system can be migrated to the public cloud, thus providing more
stability. This will also allow for more flexibility and scalability.
“IPC is in the best position to help companies achieve a hybrid
cloud setup that is efficient, secure and effective, being both a highly
experienced Internet data center operator and pioneer cloud IaaS provider in
the country,” Valmonte said. “We leverage our state-of-the-art data center
facilities and robust network infrastructure to provide the entire spectrum of
IT infrastructure solutions ranging from data center co-location, hosted
private cloud infrastructure, hybrid cloud, virtual private cloud, and public
IaaS.”
On the rise
Ease of use and customization possibilities are key drivers for
businesses shifting to hybrid cloud setups. A study by the International Data Corporation (IDC), revealed that over 70% of enterprises in Southeast Asia
are integrating hybrid cloud in their IT strategy. According to IDC,
enterprises realize that adopting hybrid cloud is important to reduce cost and
achieve business transformation, agility and scalability.
“2016 will be a big year for solutions built on hybrid cloud
architectures with 65% of Asia Pacific enterprises to commit for its
implementation,” said Chris Morris, Vice President, Cloud and Services, IDC
Asia/Pacific.
IDC believes that the big drivers for increased implementation of
hybrid clouds are IT’s continuing quest for optimized infrastructure, and the
ability of solution builders to source application and infrastructure
components from multiple providers to construct a hybrid cloud-based solution.
“With increasing cloud spending, many enterprises will have begun
use of hybrid solutions without direct involvement. With the business unit
managers increasingly buying their own cloud solutions, hybrid cloud architectures
can proliferate, and sometimes not be aligned with the enterprise
architecture,” added Morris.
Another study, made by Frost & Sullivan, shows that Hybrid IT is the “new normal” for companies in the
Asia-Pacific. “At their core, successful hybrid cloud strategies support the
delivery of high-value applications and services to the business, while at the
same time driving cost and inefficiency out of the IT infrastructure,” the
report said.
Hybrid cloud environments are becoming more popular in the
marketplace, as they enable IT to remain flexible and respond quickly to market
demands, as well as providing lines of business with the resources they need to
succeed. Additionally, cloud users recognize that different workloads or
applications perform optimally in differently configured environments:
configurations that work well for one application or workload may not work for
another. And many workloads share data that is drawn from different sources
outside of where the application itself resides. As such, businesses are
integrating a variety of infrastructures to create a complete, hybrid cloud
environment.
Boosting digital shift
“Adopting a hybrid cloud strategy is definitely key to boosting
digital transformation. It allows companies to utilize the cloud for
scalability while keeping critical data and processes in check whether in their
offices, or colocated in IPC Data Center. This way, companies enjoy a highly flexible and customizable IT environment,”
added Valmonte. “Digital is the New Normal, and the time to make the digital
pivot is now.”
According to Gartner, digital transformation has
become a key factor in future business growth and success, and the latter will
be defined by how well companies, organizations, and governments leverage the
technology to enable partner and customer engagement across a wide range of
digitized processes.
IPC, through its carrier-grade, telco-neutral data centers,
provides highly secure colocation services as well as its IaaS product, IPC
CloudServers, or a hybrid
setup that involves both. With expertise in the full range of IT infrastructure
implementations, IPC is able to efficiently assist businesses in setting up
their own hybrid systems.
Learn how IPC’s infrastructure-as-a-service can solve real life
business problems at cloud.ipc.ph.
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IPC®
IPC®
(IP Converge Data Services, Inc.) is an Internet data center,
telecommunications and cloud services company, providing local and regional
enterprises with managed data services and business solutions at international
standards. Certified with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems and ISO
27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems, the foundation of IPC's
business is customer satisfaction, ensured through high-quality on-time service
delivery, best practices, and a personalized, "boutique" approach to
clients. IPC is an ePLDT company.
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