In a multicloud environment, enterprises often use many public cloud services from different cloud providers. One of the fundamental ways hybrid cloud computing differs from multicloud computing is the inclusion of a private cloud infrastructure. This could be your company’s own data center with one or more public cloud services that typically serve your business objectives.
and 2022 poll, just under 90% of cloud users and IT decision makers surveyed say they use some version of a hybrid cloud strategy. Of those, 80% say they use a mix of public clouds and private his clouds.
But what does a hybrid architecture bring to them? Companies such as Netflix and Uber, which rely entirely on cloud infrastructure to serve their clients, say cloud infrastructure allows them to scale up instantly. I’m here. Even if there is a problem with one cloud, customer satisfaction will improve.
But as always, the real answer is much more complicated than that.
Explore seven factors that make the hybrid model the clear winner for different types of businesses.
1. Proximity and Data Residency
CSPs (Cloud Service Providers) have data centers all over the world. The closer the data center is to the client, the less power transmission is required and the lower the latency. CSPs have different infrastructure networks to accommodate varying loads in different markets. Having a few options can help you maintain peak performance.
Data residency (the actual geographic location of an organization’s servers and therefore the laws or regulations governing that data) is a similar concern. Serving customers in different jurisdictions means complying with different regulations regarding how and where data is stored. For example, if you have customers in the US and Europe, you’ll need two clouds, one GDPR compliant and one CLOUD Act compliant, each with a different set of customer data.
2. Best-in-class solution
Simply put, not all clouds are the same. Each has different feature sets, different pricing structures, and different levels of service. Therefore, a hybrid cloud architecture may be required to provide all the required functionality in a low-cost, efficient, and reliable manner.
Using what each provider does best, you can combine the native capabilities of each CSP to create a hybrid that meets all your business needs. For example, a complete solution might combine AWS’ broad data center availability with Liquid Web’s support for legacy applications. Alternatively, you can use the single-tenant cloud to protect your most sensitive data while leveraging the more scalable multi-tenant cloud for less sensitive tasks.
3. Resilience and Future
Today’s partner could become tomorrow’s competitor or fold dramatically. For example, a retailer client has been away from AWS for years because it competes directly with Amazon.
It doesn’t matter why you want to move away from one or more CSPs. You should have a plan just in case. A smooth, orderly transition is far less damaging to bottom line than a panicked ship jump in the middle of an emergency.
With a multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategy, not all eggs fit in one basket. The more cloud infrastructure you have left, the less data you have to move and the less you have to rebuild.
4. Avoid vendor lock-in
Similarly, you may be looking at a hybrid cloud solution to avoid potentially being locked into using a single vendor.and 2019 surveynearly 80% of hybrid cloud users say this is the top reason for adopting that stance.
Of course, your CSP wants a stable, secure, long-term business relationship with you. No one wants their big customers to leave, and it’s not unheard of for companies to put up subtle or overt barriers to discourage clients from leaving, ethically or not.
This is one reason why many companies prefer to have an easy vendor exit strategy from the start. A hybrid cloud strategy makes it easy.
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5. Ability to work from home
During the pandemic, many companies had to quickly deploy fully or mostly remote work solutions. Many have moved to a hybrid cloud model designed to better serve operatives and customers across the country or around the world.
The advantage of the hybrid cloud is that it is more tolerant of service interruptions. When some parts of the world started using audio conferencing at 8-10 times the rate they were before the pandemic, having a backup provider as part of a flexible and dynamic hybrid cloud strategy could lead to a single I discovered that I could prevent an interruption in his CSP’s service from becoming my own. confusion.
6. Mergers and Acquisitions
Post-merger IT is complex, to say the least. Mergers and acquisitions have become increasingly common these days, and experts predict this trend will continue. So, whether you’re destined to be acquired or destined to be acquired (many companies have done both a few times), you’re ready to execute a fully formed hybrid cloud strategy. or in practice, the migration will be simpler, more efficient, and less confusing.
Perhaps this means forming a new hybrid cloud strategy by combining the existing cloud systems of both merging entities. That could mean swapping out one of several CSPs for one mandated by a new corporate overlord. Alternatively, it might mean adopting one of the more efficient or effective CSPs of Conquest.
The flexibility of a hybrid cloud strategy can work well no matter how it’s deployed.
7. Hybrid cloud is becoming the international standard
a Research in 2022 suggests that 19 out of 20 companies will soon prioritize multi- or hybrid cloud environments for a number of reasons. Whether you need to improve data security, resilience, scalability, or accessibility without compromising other operations, hybrid cloud solutions can be the answer. At least it’s worth considering.
final thoughts
Moving to a hybrid cloud model has several advantages. It provides remote workers with server proximity, the ability to choose and choose data residency from different jurisdictions, and adds resilience and flexibility to your data architecture. It is also a way to future-proof your operations, at least in the medium term.
Contact us to learn more about adopting a hybrid cloud strategy.