Architecting for Cloud Openness

Hyperscaler (cloud provider) lock-in is not always apparent. One way this happens is by diminishing portability through their comprehensive set of pre-packaged and proprietary services for managing infrastructure and building applications. These hyperscaler-native services are typically only compatible in the provider’s environment and make it difficult to migrate workloads to other providers.

The best way to increase cloud options down the road is to architect your cloud environment using non-proprietary or open source alternatives that can easily be run in other environments. This guide describes portable alternatives to hyperscaler proprietary services based on third-party and open-source tooling and covers some of the most common infrastructure and service setups used by cloud-native organizations.

Download Our eBook to:

• Learn the non-proprietary, open source tools open source tools available for infrastructure and services
• Evaluate AWS’s proprietary infrastructure components against open source alternatives
• Understand how using non-proprietary, open source tools is a best practice for increased portability
• Discover the Open Network Edge (ONE) concept, which blends flexibility, simplicity, and control

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