Define: "Hybrid IT Strategy" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Master BGP routing between the on-premOn-PremThat dusty server rack in the closet that nobody has the password to anymore. edge and the cloudThe CloudSomeone else's computer that we are now paying a 400% premium to use. gateway. You are now the only person keeping the company online."
"An enterprise computing model that combines on-premises infrastructure, private cloud, and public cloud services."
What does "Hybrid IT Strategy" actually mean?
"The PR-friendly rebranding of a failed cloud migration where the company ran out of budget halfway through and is now permanently trapped supporting both environments."
"We are adopting a hybrid IT strategy to balance security requirements with operational flexibility."
""Our hybrid IT strategy perfectly ensures that whenever a service drops, the cloudThe CloudSomeone else's computer that we are now paying a 400% premium to use. team and the on-premOn-PremThat dusty server rack in the closet that nobody has the password to anymore. team can confidently blame each other indefinitely.""
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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