From Data Center to Hyperscaler Leveraging Hybrid Deployment Models | WSO2Con Barcelona 2025
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- Introduction
- Discusses the journey of moving data from data centers to hyperscalers and challenges involved.
- Presenter’s background: Nadisha, Solutions Architect, WSO2.
- Advantages of Cloud Migration
- Maintenance and management convenience
- Faster time to market: Rapid provisioning of infrastructure in minutes.
- Scalability: Unlimited scaling options in the cloud.
- High availability: Multi-region deployments enhance software availability.
- Cost optimization: Efficient resource use through cloud services.
- Access to latest technologies: E.g., easy Kubernetes deployment.
- Challenges of Cloud Migration
- Organizational policies: Restrictions on data placement.
- Regulatory compliance: Government regulations limiting data storage location.
- Legacy systems: Difficulty in moving old architectures to the cloud.
- Co-location of services: Requirement to align on-premise services with back-end systems.
- Time constraints: Extensive rearchitecture required for seamless migration.
- Hybrid Deployment Models
- Combines on-premise and cloud resources to mitigate challenges.
- Adapts to varying traffic demands and regulatory requirements.
- Examples of hybrid setups include:
- Customer-facing applications on cloud; back-office processes on-prem.
- Use of cloud for rapid scaling of traffic-intensive applications.
- New projects initiated in the cloud while maintaining legacy systems on-prem.
- WSO2 Product Features and Design for Hybrid Deployment
- Infrastructure agnostic: Operates on VMs or Kubernetes.
- Decoupled product components: Scalable independently with event-driven architecture.
- Ability to manage APIs effectively across on-prem and cloud: Control plane separation.
- Customer Use Cases
- Example 1: Horse racing business using cloud for football betting APIs while on-prem for horse racing.
- Example 2: Amusement park using on-prem legacy systems for operations and cloud for ticketing.
- Identity and Access Management in Hybrid Environments
- Manage identities across multiple networks and regions with failover capabilities.
- Cloud setup serves as a backup for on-prem identity management.
- Key Challenges of Hybrid Deployment
- Network latency affecting performance.
- Handling network restrictions for database connectivity.
- Complex patch management across different environments.
- Inconsistent deployment models leading to operational complexities.
- Solutions to Hybrid Deployment Challenges
- Isolate on-prem and cloud operations while maintaining cohesive functionality.
- Maintain session affinity for traffic management.
- Standardize deployment models across platforms for consistency.
- Utilize logging tools for effective log aggregation across networks.