Cloud can replace traditional IT infrastructure completely
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Kòm ofrann enfrastrikti nwaj genyen plis popilarite,,en,Nenpòt prediksyon ki tradisyonèl enfrastrikti IT yo ap tounen redondants se san fondman,,en,Pandan ke nwaj enfrastrikti te vin pi popilè,,en,li pa rezonab pou panse ke chak konpayi ap deplase totalman enfrastrikti li nan nwaj la,,en,Li se pito senplist panse ke tout enfrastrikti IT jis ap deplase nan nwaj la,,en,Li se pi konplèks pase sa,,en,Etid yo fè montre ke yon anpil nan pale sou k ap deplase ou nan nwaj la se jis pale,,en,Konpayi yo ap deside sou nwaj adopsyon depann sou sekirite done yo,,en,pri ak benefis yo,,en,enpòtans ak lòt konsiderasyon,,en,Twa senaryo yo posib,,en,melanje oswa ki pa adopsyon nan nwaj,,en,Èske li yon battage alantou nwaj la,,en,Gen sètènman parèt yo dwe kèk battage alantou Cloud,,en, the debate on the raison d’etre of on-premise IT infrastructure has risen. A group of people observe that the traditional, on-premise infrastructure is losing its relevance. Any prediction that traditional IT infrastructure will become redundant is baseless. While cloud infrastructure has been becoming more popular, it is unreasonable to think that every company will totally move its infrastructure to the cloud. It is rather simplistic to think that all IT infrastructure will just move to the cloud. It is more complex than that. Studies show that a lot of talk about moving to the cloud is just talk. Companies will decide on cloud adoption depending on their data security, cost and benefits, relevance and other considerations. Three scenarios are possible: total, mixed or non-adoption of cloud.
Is it a hype around the cloud?
There certainly appears to be some hype around Cloud, especially on its potential to replace the traditional IT infrastructure. Unreasonable and baseless observations are being offered. There was a debate on the potential of Cloud Infrastructure to replace traditional IT infrastructure sponsored by Deloitte. Li evidan, there had been two sides of the debate. While one side appeared bullish on the potential replacement of traditional IT infrastructure, the other side took a more balanced view. Let us consider both views:
For Cloud replacing traditional IT infrastructure
This side of the debate focused on eliminating the cost and hassles associated with enterprise architecture (EA). Maintaining the EA involved many different activities which are viewed as complex, costly and avoidable. Gen yon opòtinite pou avanse pou pi tout bagay ki gen rapò ak EA Cloud epi redwi traka ak depans siyifikativman,,en,Kont Cloud ranplase tradisyonèl enfrastrikti IT,,en,Travay ak pwosesis nan Cloud a pa ka trete kòm otonòm,,en,EA ap toujou gen yon wòl yo jwe nan jere relasyon yo ak Dependans ant misyon,,en,teknoloji,,en,pwosesis ak inisyativ biznis,,en,Scott Rosenberger,,en,Deloitte Consulting,,en,pran yon vi pi ekilibre,,en,Dapre Rosenberger,,en,“Kèlkeswa zouti ou itilize,,en,pwoblèm debaz la se pa teknoloji a,,en,Li nan nan defini relasyon ki genyen ant tout eleman diferan nan vizyon yo,,en,soti nan pwosesis biznis teknoloji,,en,Epi se kote EA vini. ”,,en,Dapre David S,,en,Linthicum,,en,te note otè,,en,"Cloud informatique pa ranplase antrepriz achitekti,,en.
Against Cloud replacing traditional IT infrastructure
Jobs and processes in the Cloud cannot be treated as standalone. EA will still have a role to play in managing the relationships and dependencies between mission, technologies, processes and business initiatives. Scott Rosenberger, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, takes a more balanced view. According to Rosenberger, “No matter what tool you use, the core problem isn’t the technology. It’s in defining the relationships between all the different components of their vision, from business processes to technology. And that’s where EA comes in.”
According to David S. Linthicum, noted author, “Cloud computing does not replace enterprise architecture. Li pa bay,,en,enfilabilite enfini,,en,li pa fè sa,,en,koute peni yon jou,,en,ou pa kapab,,en,rive la nan yon èdtan,,en,li pa pral fè chemiz mwen swa,,en,Li nan teknoloji enteresan ki kenbe pwomès la nan bay pi efikas,,en,ak elastik tribin informatique,,en,men nou ap pran battage sa a nivo komik jou sa yo,,en,ak enkyetid debaz mwen an se ke nwaj la ka pa kapab satisfè sa yo atann twòp. ",,en,Ki sa ki pwoblèm sa yo nan IT enfrastrikti,,en,Tou de exasperation ak limit EA ak konsiderasyon pri yo te dèyè konsiderasyon an grav nan pwopozisyon an enfrastrikti Cloud,,en,Si nou ap chwazi yon bagay menm pi mal la se yon deba diferan,,en,EA se yon pratik ki,,en,si aplike byen,,en,ta ka bay anpil benefis,,en,li pa ka reyalize potansyèl li akòz sèten pwoblèm,,en “infinite scalability,” it does not “cost pennies a day,” you can’t “get there in an hour” – it won’t iron my shirts either. It’s exciting technology that holds the promise of providing more effective, efikas, and elastic computing platforms, but we’re taking this hype to silly levels these days, and my core concern is that the cloud may not be able to meet these overblown expectations.”
What are the problems of IT infrastructure?
Both exasperation with EA limitations and cost considerations have been behind the serious consideration of the Cloud infrastructure proposition. Whether we are choosing something even worse is a different debate. EA is a practice which, if implemented well, could yield many benefits. However, it is unable to realize its potential because of certain problems.
- EA se yon pratik apa epi mande pou yon jesyon ki baze sou pratik,,en,òganizasyon mete moun ki an chaj nan EA ki se moun ki konsantre sou epi yo pa pratik konsantre-,,en,Aplike bon jan kalite EA mande pou yon konpreyansyon gwo twou san fon ak pi laj nan EA ak wòl li yo nan biznis la òganizasyon,,en,yon planifikasyon pi laj ak achitekti obligatwa,,en,dwa depi nan kòmansman an,,en,anpil diferan achitekti hoc-hoc yo te kreye ki baze sou sitiyasyon ak ki ka totalman mete an danje pi laj objektif yo EA,,en,Pwoblèm prensipal la ak anpil achitèk EA se apwòch yo nan pwoblèm biznis,,en,Pandan ke flem la teknik nan achitèk teknik yo pa ka kesyone,,en,yo sètènman manke kapasite pou pran yon vi pi laj de pwoblèm biznis yo ak kijan EA ka rezoud pwoblèm biznis yo,,en. Yet, organizations put people in charge of EA who are people-focused and not practice-focused.
- Implementing quality EA requires a deep and broader understanding of EA and its role in the organization business. For that, a broader planning and architecture is required, right from the start. However, many different ad-hoc architectures are created based on situations and that can totally jeopardise the broader EA goals.
- The main problem with many EA architects is their approach to business problems. While the technical acumen of the technical architects cannot be questioned, they certainly lack the ability to take a broader view of the business problems and how the EA can solve the business problems. Achitèk teknik yo twò fon nan nuans teknik ki anpeche yo aksepte pèspektiv lòt biznis,,en,Anpil EA yo twò konplèks ak rijid,,en,Sa anpeche yo akomode chanjman nesesite pa chanjman nan sitiyasyon biznis,,en,Anpil achitèk tèt yo gen tandans bliye ke objektif prensipal la nan EA se sou biznis epi yo pa sou bagay teknik nesesè,,en,Dapre John Zachman,,en,fondatè modèn EA,,en,"Achitèk pèmèt ou akomode konpleksite ak chanjman,,en,Si ou pa gen Enterprise Achitèk,,en,antrepriz ou a pa pral solid nan yon anviwònman de pli zan pli konplèks ak chanje ekstèn,,en,Èske Cloud solisyon an,,en,Fason a pi devan se gen yon balans epi yo pa byen wo chanje estrateji enfrastrikti IT ou,,en.
- Many EA are too complex and rigid. This prevents them from accommodating changes necessitated by changes in business situation. Many head architects tend to forget that the main goal of EA is on business and not on unnecessary technical stuff. According to John Zachman, the founder of modern EA, “Architecture enable you to accommodate complexity and change. If you don’t have Enterprise Architecture, your enterprise is not going to be viable in an increasingly complex and changing external environment.
Is Cloud the solution?
The way forward is to have a balance and not drastically change your IT infrastructure strategy. Ou bezwen tou konsidere seryezman konfidansyalite ak sekirite nan pwoblèm done,,en,Pwobableman apwòch ki pi bon ta dwe konsidere posibilite a nan k ap deplase EA Cloud nan faz ki gen bon konprann fason,,en,ou ka divize EA ou nan zòn lojik tankou aplikasyon lojisyèl ak serveurs epi konsidere ka yo endividyèlman,,en,Pou konfò ou,,en,zòn sa yo yo bay yo,,en,Aplikasyon pou lojisyèl,,en,Zòn sa a ka gen ladan swit pwodiktivite tankou Biwo,,en,Echanj imèl,,en,VMWare ESX sèvè,,en,pwogram finans yo,,en,tankou Quickbooks sèvè,,en,oswa yon pwogram rechèch antrepriz,,en,Sèvis zòn ki ka gen ladan fonksyon tankou mekanism Otantifikasyon,,en,siveyans,,en,ak orè travay yo,,en,ou ka sètènman konsidere ranplase konplèks nan-sèvis kay tankou Anyè aktif ak sèvis sou entènèt tankou Windows Azure Anyè aktif,,en. Probably the best approach would be to consider the feasibility of moving EA to Cloud in phase-wise manner. For example, you could divide your EA into logical areas such as software applications and servers and consider their cases individually. For your convenience, the following areas are given:
- Software applications: This area can include productivity suites like Office, SQL Server, Exchange email, VMWare ESX server, Charepwen, finance programs (like Quickbooks Server), or an enterprise search program.
- Services area which can include functions such as authentication mechanisms, monitoring, and task schedulers. For example, you can certainly consider replacing complex in-house services such as Active Directory with online services such as Windows Azure Active Directory.
- Depo kapab yon pwopozisyon difisil paske ou estoke yon anpil nan done gen ki ka konfidansyèl,,en,ou bezwen panse di si ou vle deplase sa epi kite yon twazyèm pati pran swen done ou yo,,en,si biznis ou manch done kat kredi,,en,li trè riske pou remèt depo yo,,en,Fason a pi devan ta dwe gen yon balans ant Cloud ak nan-kay achitekti,,en,Se pa tout òganizasyon ki pral deplase nan Cloud paske nan konsiderasyon inik yo,,en,li pa ka refize ke enfrastrikti ki baze sou Cloud pral yon gwo fòs trè byento,,en,Se konsa, anpil pou ke pi gwo founisè enfrastrikti IT ap tann yon ralentissement,,en,Rechèch fèm lan,,en,Gwoup jwenn ke founisè nwaj tankou Sèvis entènèt Amazon yo pral grandi nan yon pousantaj eksponansyèl,,en. So, you need to think hard if you want to move that out and allow a third party to take care of your data. For example, if your business handles credit card data, it is extremely risky to hand over their storage.
Konklizyon
The way forward should be a balance between Cloud and in-house architecture. Not all organisations are going to move to Cloud because of their unique considerations. At the same time, it cannot be denied that Cloud-based infrastructure is going to be a major force very soon. So much so that major IT infrastructure providers are expecting a slowdown. The Research firm 451 Group finds that cloud providers such as the Amazon Web Services are going to grow at an exponential rate. Men, EA pa pral ale nenpòt ki lè byento,,en,techalpine.com/cloud-can-replace-traditional-it-infrastructure-completely,,en.
