Enterprises are quickly realizing that their future success is dependent on
their ability to adapt their business to the Cloud. That realization however
comes with more questions and concerns about executing an effective
cloud-based strategy. The explosion of the OpenStack community has made it
possible for hosting providers and businesses to create or utilize
Amazon-like public and private clouds, but it's clear that the Cloud is not a
one-size-fits-all solution. One prime factor that dictates the success of a
cloud computing strategy is the particular workload an enterprise is
tackling. From DevOps, to rapidly deploying dynamic and scalable websites,
enterprises' workload needs should dictate their cloud architecture.
The specific workloads have an impact on many elements of the cloud,
particularly the architecture of the infrastructure. It becomes clear how
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