Hitting the cloud complexity wall—and hopping over it

Mediating cloud complexity with abstraction and automation

Most organizations that have moved to a multi-cloud architecture have experienced cloud complexity. In this podcast, David Linthicum tackles the complexity issue and gives advice to mediate it. According to David, abstraction and automation are essential. First, deploy an abstraction layer above and across cloud platforms for tasks like operations, security, governance, and configuration management. Then, automate as many of those processes—especially operations—as you can.

The idea here is not necessarily to accept the fact that we’re going to have to throw money at the problem…but of how you deal with complexity using things such as abstraction and automation.

As the chief cloud strategy officer for Deloitte Consulting LLP, David Linthicum is responsible for building innovative technologies that help clients operate more efficiently while delivering strategies that enable them to disrupt their markets.

To reduce cloud complexity, slow down to speed up

It may seem counterintuitive, but to reduce cloud complexity, it's sometimes necessary to slow down to speed up. Why? Because planning and balancing standards with flexibility pre-migration can save time, resources, and pain in the long run.

What helps manage cloud complexity? A sound strategy and security

Many companies struggle with cloud complexity management. A solid cloud strategy can help. So can putting development guardrails in place and focusing on security.