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These materials are © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. IT's All about the Workloads In This Chapter ▶ ▶ Paying attention to workloads ▶ ▶ Keeping legacy workloads running ▶ ▶ Saving time and money with cloud bursting I T isn't about storage. It isn't about networking. It isn't about servers. IT's primary responsibility is ensuring that applications and the data are sufficiently supported to meet the burgeoning needs of the business. In other words, IT's all about the workloads. Assessing Workload Infrastructure Needs Every workload is different. Each one requires a carefully crafted environment in order to operate optimally. As you consider a hybrid IT operating mode, you need to understand some really important issues, and that's what I cover in this section. How application architecture drives cloud adoption decisions The ideal operating environment for your application is largely dictated by how that application is built and sup- ported. Traditional client/server applications, in which there Chapter 3