Lifecycle Hybridization
Overview
This approach takes some environments of the application lifecycle to the cloud, but leaves the others on-premises. This might include include prototyping, dev/test, training, or archival systems.
Use
Beware of very different clouds Not useful for late testing of applications E.g. User acceptance, performance & volume testing, patch maintenance and security testing Can also includes application archiving Perfect for PaaS
Use Cases
- Development Cloud
- Create many discrete small development environments for individuals or small teams
- System test cloud
- Multiple full end-to-end (but small scale) test environments
- Application Archiving
- Archive financial and personnel applications after closure to allow access for regulatory requirements