What is hybrid cloud?
hybrid cloud is a mixed computing environment where applications are run using a combination of computing, storage, and services in different environments—public clouds and private clouds, including on-premises data centers or “edge” locations. Hybrid cloud computing approaches are widespread because almost no one today relies entirely on a single public cloud.
Hybrid cloud solutions enable you to migrate and manage workloads between these various cloud environments, allowing you to create more versatile setups based on your specific business needs. Many organizations choose to adopt hybrid cloud platforms to reduce costs, minimize risk, and extend their existing capabilities to support digital transformation efforts.
A hybrid cloud approach is one of the most common infrastructure setups today. Cloud migrations often naturally lead to hybrid cloud implementations as organizations often have to transition applications and data slowly and systematically. Hybrid cloud environments allow you to continue using on-premises services while taking advantage of the flexible options for storing and accessing data and applications offered by public cloud providers, such as Google Cloud.
What is a hybrid cloud approach used for?
A hybrid cloud approach is suited for you if you want to take advantage of the scale and security of a public cloud, such as Google Cloud, while keeping your data on-premises to comply with data residency laws or supporting computing needs closer to your customers. For some of you, with critical systems operating in private and public clouds, hybrid computing is a great option.
Here are just a few examples of the benefits of adopting a hybrid cloud:
Modernize at your own pace. With a hybrid cloud you can migrate applications to the cloud at the pace that makes sense for your business and transform your technical infrastructure over time.
Maintain regulatory compliance. Many industries have rules surrounding where your app can operate. Hybrid can help you use private and public clouds while adhering to any regulatory requirements.
Running apps on-premises. You may have regulated applications that need to remain on-premises or mainframe systems that are difficult to move to the cloud.
Running apps at remote edge locations. If you are operating in industries that demand edge hybrid computing for low latency, such as kiosks in retail or networks in telecom, a hybrid approach lets you run select apps at the edge.
A hybrid cloud solution should:
Consolidate IT resources, services, and functionality
Automate scale-out and provisioning
Move workloads freely between environments
Orchestrate processes and provide unified management
Automate deployment of applications in both private and public clouds, as well as edge locations
What are hybrid cloud benefits?
Effective application governance
Improved performance and reduced latency
Flexible operations
Improved ROI
Improved performance and reduced latency
Faster innovation
What is a hybrid cloud approach used for?
