Hybrid By Design | EP 64

For years, organizations embraced a cloud-first strategy. Today, many IT leaders are discovering that a one-size-fits-all approach to infrastructure doesn't always align with performance requirements, compliance mandates, operational realities, or cost expectations.In this episode of the WEI Tech Talk Podcast, host James Hilliard is joined by Craig Plevinsky, Networking Solutions Architect at WEI, and Jim Robbins, HPE GreenLake Cloud Services Partner Account Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), to discuss why organizations are shifting from cloud-first to hybrid by design.Together, they explore how modern enterprises can deliver a cloud experience across on-premises, colocation, edge, and public cloud environments. The discussion highlights real-world customer challenges, including technical debt, cloud repatriation, compliance concerns, infrastructure modernization, and IT resource constraints.What You'll Learn:- Why cloud-first strategies aren't always delivering expected outcomes- The rise of hybrid IT and hybrid cloud architecture- Modernizing legacy infrastructure without unnecessary disruption- Real-world customer success stories using HPE GreenLakeThe content for this podcast was recorded in May 2026.