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This article was originally posted on cloudtweaks.com by Brian Wheeler on November 28th, 2016.

Cloud technology: nothing is as simple as it appears

One of the first lessons in order to avoid common cloud mistakes with anyone entering the tech field learns is that nothing is as simple as it appears to be at first glance. That lesson goes double for companies implementing a hybrid-cloud strategy. Yes, it is possible to achieve the “best of both worlds” ideal of public-cloud efficiency combined with private-cloud security and control. Just don’t expect to get it perfectly right on your first try. Take some tips from those who have been there, done that, and then done it again the right way.

The first mistake made by many cloud computing neophytes is choosing the wrong cloud. No, the cloud isn’t this monolithic entity that you simply plug into like a power outlet. In a November 2016 article on TechTarget, Marc Staimer identifies six different kinds of public-cloud storage:

• Block storage is local embedded disk or SAN storage best suited for high-performance applications.
• File and NAS storage work best for apps requiring NFS or SMB protocols.
• Three different types of object storage are available for active archiving, cool archiving, and cold archiving.
• Tape storage, usually in the form of a linear tape file system, is also used for cold archiving.

Block storage provides the lowest latency and the highest IOPS and throughput, but it is also the… Read more.