Single Vendor vs A-la-Carte for Hybrid Cloud – How Does Load Balancing Fit In?

One of the hardest decisions to make when selecting technology for hybrid cloud is how to leverage a single vendor’s portfolio of solutions or to choose across multiple vendors with an a-la-carte strategy. How do you become cloud agnostic in a multi-cloud world and how do you future-proof your solution as applications evolve to containers and microservices? You will hear experts discuss this conundrum and understand the issues between the different options to gain the best integrated cloud experience. Learn from their expertise and insights to determine the right strategy for your business requirements. Join to: • Discover the benefits and pitfalls of single vendor and a-la-carte models • Achieve an understanding of why either strategy may work for you and why • Understand VMware’s position and how they achieve synergies within their solutions Moderator: Frank Yue, Sr. Product Manager, VMware Panelist: Chad Herren, COE Solution Architect, VMware Panelist: Arif Altalib, Director of Product Management, VMware Panelist: Swapnil Hendre, Senior Director of Network Services, IT - Operations Infrastructure & Cloud Ops Architecture, VMware