In this edition of ITQ’s Private Cloud Café, Johan van Amersfoort talks with Jeffrey Kusters (CTO at ITQ) about the true meaning of hybrid cloud and why private cloud is regaining importance in Europe.
They explore how organizations can balance scalability and stability, design for failure, and move beyond traditional automation to a modern cloud operating model. Jeffrey explains why governance and FinOps are essential for hybrid success, how to avoid the lift-and-shift trap, and why time is the scarcest resource in cloud transformation.
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00:00 - Intro and welcome
00:28 - What hybrid cloud really means today
01:19 - Rapid-fire questions with Jeffrey Kusters
03:00 - Stability, scalability and designing for failure
07:37 - Is private cloud making a comeback?
10:15 - The real definition of private cloud
12:47 - Why a cloud operating model is essential
16:30 - FinOps, governance and cost control
21:50 - From scripts to declarative automation
29:38 - Key advice for starting a private cloud journey
32:00 - Closing
