| | November 20148CIOReviewFlexibility and efficiency are central to the value proposition of the cloud--the ability to move and scale workloads easily within and beyond your datacenter.That's the idea, anyway. In reality, there's a frequently overlooked factor that can bring unanticipated friction to your cloud strategy: the tools you use within your cloud. If you can't use the same application delivery controller (ADC), load balancer and database in your service provider's cloud as you do in your own datacenter, those efficiency gains will prove elusive. Similarly, if you can't move from one CSP to another without changing the tools you use, you might discover that your cloud strategy has turned into just another form of vendor lock-in. This is why it's important that Amazon Web Services (AWS) lets you use your own tools instead of forcing you to switch to their own or to another vendor's--it ensures that you get all the frictionless flexibility the cloud is supposed to offer.Consider a classic use case for the cloud: application development. By using cloud environments for development and testing, you can eliminate the need to provision servers in-house, and you can continue to run the app in the cloud once it's in production. If you're using the same set of tools on both ends, this process is simple and seamless. With fewer tools to buy and maintain, your licensing and equipment costs will certainly be less, and your staff won't need to learn new ways of working. Conversely, if your CSP doesn't support the tools you're using within the enterprise, you'll have to pay, train, and maintain staff proficiency across multiple Leveraging Optimal Efficiency through Cloud StrategyBy Chalan Aras, VP and GM at Citrix SystemsCitrix is the pioneer in mobile workspaces, providing virtualization, networking and cloud services to enable new ways to work better that would benefit people in the long run.in myopinion
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