Hybrid Cloud
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What is hybrid cloud?
Hybrid cloud often refers to an organization's IT infrastructure or computing environment, where applications and data run on servers and storage on-premises mixed in with the use of cloud-based servers and storage. Cloud-based servers and storage can be private or public.
What is hybrid cloud storage?
Hybrid cloud storage is the use of a mix of on-premises storage and cloud-based storage for data protection.
When should you use hybrid cloud?
Hybrid cloud environments are used by almost all organizations today between on-premises applications and subscription-based cloud applications. The availability of many cloud-based
applications are available to help streamline an organization’s financial, sales, distribution, production, manufacturing, and support services today.
What are the benefits of hybrid cloud?
Flexibility
Cloud environments provide organizations with the flexibility to extend or minimize their computing needs when needed without high capital investments, extending resources, or compromising security. The mix of on-premises and cloud implementations provide organizations with flexibility of performance, security, and cost.
Scalability
Cloud environments provide scalability for organizations to meet growing compute and storage requirements without being limited to on-premises resources.
Cost-effective
Leveraging the cloud for hybrid cloud environments enables organizations to scale needs easily and cost effectively, without demanding high front-end capital investments. Environments can grow and shrink according to business requirements.
Faster time for implementation
Leveraging third-party cloud vendors to extend computing power and storage enables faster time for implementation of applications and storing data without the need for a team of developers
Who uses hybrid cloud environments?
Today, virtually every organization utilizes a hybrid cloud environment leveraging on-premises compute power and storage with third-party cloud compute power and services. More and more organizations already use third-party cloud-based applications as part of their infrastructure.