Complexity continues to be a burning issue in the cloud based on the urge to leverage best-of-breed technologies.

For simplicity purposes, having a connective tissue or supercloud across the different cloud providers is vital, and the partnership between Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd and Red Hat Inc. has already set the ball rolling in this direction, according to David Linthicum (pictured), chief cloud strategy officer at Deloitte.

“Red Hat, and other companies like Red Hat, have a connective tissue to enable those clouds to reach out and communicate and work better with other cloud providers, a multicloud configuration or even existing on-premise systems,” Linthicum said. “We’re working with Red Hat for the last 10 years because we view them as having some hugely innovative technology that is going to be more valuable as time progresses.”

Linthicum spoke with theCUBE industry analysts Paul Gillin and Rob Strechay at Red Hat Summit, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the importance of the supercloud and multicloud concepts and how the Deloitte-Red Hat partnership fits into the picture. (* Disclosure below.)

Open source continues to gain traction

With customers prioritizing open source now more than ever, enterprises continue to lean towards open source based on the room for growth and emphasis on teamwork, according to Linthicum.

“They’ve always liked open source, and it’s been kind of a growing love affair, I think for the last 15 years,” Linthicum noted. “They know the value of it, and it’s the ability to have control and work with a consortium of people who are invested in owning this stuff.”

Designing and implementing a stable and resilient cloud architecture should also be a part of a company’s best practices. Elasticity and scalability are fundamental when designing and implementing resilient and stable cloud architecture. On the other hand, a hyper-converged infrastructure can still be implemented if it enhances return on investment, Linthicum pointed out.

“Make sure you’re implementing just the minimal viable hardware, software that you need,” Linthicum explained. “You provide scalability through the elasticity of cloud computing. Scalability and elasticity are needed.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of Red Hat Summit:

 (* Disclosure: Red Hat Inc. sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Red Hat nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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