More businesses are choosing to adopt the hybrid cloud model with their computing and data storage needs. This approach involves the integration of on-premises infrastructure (such as dedicated servers) or private cloud solutions and infrastructure from public computing and storage service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
Hybrid cloud solutions have become more popular because they offer businesses a more balanced approach to their computing demands.
Some of the benefits of these solutions include the following.
Improved Flexibility and Scalability
Agility is one of the biggest advantages of hybrid cloud solutions. On-premise infrastructure provides flexibility, but it’s still limited by your budget and capabilities. On the other hand, public cloud providers offer infinitely more infrastructure available to use at the click of a few buttons.
Combing both allows you to enjoy the best of both worlds, depending on the core needs of your business.
Hybrid cloud solutions allow you to scale your computing resources up or down based on demand. For example, you can move extra workloads to the public cloud during peak times and only keep computing to on-premises and private cloud solutions during quieter periods.
Cost Efficiency
Using hybrid cloud solutions that allow you to only pay for more computing power as you need it helps ensure more efficient use of your resources.
Using public cloud to meet your excess workloads or to host non-sensitive applications means you can avoid the expenditure associated with maintaining a private data center that can meet all your needs. Conversely, reducing dependence on public cloud infrastructure means you’ll only pay for what really need eliminating the risk of wastage.
Many businesses can save significant sums on annual subscriptions by making the switch to a hybrid cloud solution.
Better Optimization of IT Infrastructure
Hybrid cloud solutions allow better optimizing of your IT infrastructure. You get to choose the environment where you want to host certain workloads. The approach ensures better resource allocation and improved performance. It also reduces wastage.
One popular approach to optimization is to host resource-intensive applications onsite while using the public cloud for those that require more elasticity and higher availability.
Improved Security
Security is one of the biggest concerns of businesses moving their operations to the cloud. Hybrid cloud solutions allay some of those concerns — especially when it comes to sensitive data management. Companies can keep their sensitive data and critical applications in private cloud or onsite infrastructure while using the increasingly secure offerings of public cloud providers for other workloads.
Easier Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Operating multiple cloud environments allows businesses to maintain redundancy. Backups are also more straightforward, as technical teams can keep backups of private infrastructure in the public cloud and vice versa.
When disaster strikes, such as during hardware failure or cyberattacks, it will be easier to move workloads from the compromised environment to the secure and operational one. This helps to minimize downtimes and prevents the disruption of business operations. The business can recover quickly from disruptions without losing any data. Take advantage of hybrid cloud solutions, and worry less about your company.
