Hardware Orientation: Asset or Liability for IT Vendors in the Multicloud Era?

Edge computing is driving hardware to the center of the cloud revolution. Devices are central to today’s cloud-to-edge paradigm. They are the hardware platforms into which AI software is being embedded, infusing data-driven intelligence into practically anything and everything. Is hardware a dirty word? Hardware is definitely hip again. Strong hardware engineering and design expertise […]

Google Hybrid Cloud Challenges

Google has recently introduced Google Hybrid Cloud offerings, now called Google Cloud Anthos on-site software, that is integrated with Google cloud. This is new territory for Google. The premise of this research is to lay out what Google should address to be successful. These success factors include:

1. Google Adopts a Cloud-first Architecture
2. Google Supports High-value Enterprise Applications
3. Google Defines On-premises Hybrid Cloud Value Propositions
4. Google Defines Hybrid Cloud Value Propositions at the Edge
5. Google Supports HCI & “Single Throat to Choke”
6. Google Develops Sustainable Long-term Partnerships
7. Google Supports Multiple Networking, Data, Control, Security & Compliance Planes
8. Google hybrid Cloud Runs across most Cloud Platforms
9. Google is Trusted to Respect Customer Ownership of Data

Wikibon will use this as a checklist to define the steps that Google should take, assess future hybrid cloud enhancements Google does take, and evaluate the overall value and chances for success of Google Cloud Anthos.