Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Hybrid cloud strategy is a how organizations determine which applications and data should reside on which parts of a hybrid cloud infrastructure. Simply, hybrid cloud strategy defines what goes on public cloud infrastructure, and what goes on private cloud infrastructure.

Although definitions of hybrid cloud architecture vary widely, there are two defining components: Public cloud infrastructure (typically infrastructure as a service or IaaS), and private cloud infrastructure, such as an on-premises data center that may or may not utilize a cloud platform.

Enterprises are increasingly embracing public cloud services as part of their overall IT strategy, evidenced by the McAfee's 2019 Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, indicating that the average organization employed an average of 1,935 cloud services