{"id":23124,"date":"2021-05-06T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/?p=23124"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:41:15","slug":"what-is-a-hybrid-cloud-and-do-i-want-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/ms\/blog\/what-is-a-hybrid-cloud-and-do-i-want-one\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Hybrid Cloud, And Do I Want One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23126 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_40971129_xl-2015-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cloud computing concept: Silver Cloud on digital background, 3d render\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_40971129_xl-2015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_40971129_xl-2015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_40971129_xl-2015-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_40971129_xl-2015-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_40971129_xl-2015-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There is a lot of buzz surrounding hybrid cloud in the IT industry lately. It\u2019s referred to as the ultimate in a future-ready infrastructure and touted as a total private data-control solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re taking a closer look at hybrid cloud to separate hype from fact. Below we\u2019ll define a hybrid cloud architecture and how it works. We\u2019ll compare it to multi-cloud, private cloud, and public cloud configurations, and list out top hybrid cloud providers. Finally, we\u2019ll check out the pros and cons of adopting hybrid cloud solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Are Hybrid Clouds?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid clouds are a hybridization of two or more cloud environments. This can entail a mix of private and public cloud, two or more private clouds, or two or more public clouds. Some IT companies define hybrid cloud as always including a private cloud, though with increasing variation in the definition this is no longer <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">always<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What unites them is a common data management setup. In theory, utilizing a hybrid cloud setup enables greater flexibility, fewer process redundancies, and better control over data. There are potential <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citrix.com\/glossary\/what-is-hybrid-cloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available to both established businesses\/corporations and to startups lacking a large IT infrastructure budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Menurut <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\/topics\/cloud-computing\/what-is-hybrid-cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Hat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, all hybrid clouds should:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect multiple computers through a network<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consolidate IT resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scale out and quickly provision new resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be able to move workloads between environments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporate a single, unified management tool<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orchestrate processes with the help of automation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/cloud\/learn\/hybrid-cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the \u201cvalue derived from a full hybrid . . . platform technology and operating model at scale is 2.5 times the value derived from a single platform, single-cloud vendor approach.\u201d Globally, the Cloud Computing Market will grow at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18 percent through 2026 and hit a record value of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/04\/07\/2206013\/0\/en\/USD-1025-9-Billion-Expected-for-Cloud-Computing-Market-Size-Share-at-18-CAGR-by-2026-FnF-Research.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1025.9 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The popularity of hybrid deployments is currently pushing this growth forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid Cloud vs. Multi-Cloud, Private Cloud, and Public Cloud<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23127 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_21856787_xl-2015-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Hybrid Cloud Blog Post\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_21856787_xl-2015-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_21856787_xl-2015-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_21856787_xl-2015-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_21856787_xl-2015-2048x1214.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/serverlift.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Depositphotos_21856787_xl-2015-16x9.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The definition of a cloud is more nebulous and abstract than ever. Previously, it was easier to define the difference between private and public clouds by location and ownership. Now those lines have grown increasingly vague.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Public Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Essentially, a public cloud delivers cloud infrastructure as a service. Its scaling capabilities are usually quite robust. Because of this and the fact that they can run as fully automated entities, few on-premises competitors can beat them on price and efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Private Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This is a cloud maintained and run by either your business or a third-party service provider. It can be hosted in your own data center or somewhere off premises. Advantages include better control and customization and solid cybersecurity with data protected behind company firewalls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Multi-Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Often confused with hybrid cloud, a multi-cloud is the use of multiple storage and computing resources. Unlike hybrid cloud, these disparate clouds are not interconnected.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud Types<\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Hybrid Cloud<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Private Cloud<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Public Cloud<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Multi-Cloud<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple cloud environments with some form of integration or management uniting each piece together, often including a private cloud.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also referred to as an internal cloud, a private cloud is maintained and run by your business and does not offer services to the general public.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offered by third-party vendors to the public, public clouds are almost infinitely scalable and are highly cost-effective.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple cloud environments (both private and public) sourced from different vendors and maintained separately.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid Cloud Providers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the biggest informational technology vendors offer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/the-15-most-important-hybrid-cloud-vendors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hybrid cloud services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in some capacity. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the main tech players:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HPE<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VMWare<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rackspace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verizon<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cisco<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adoption of hybrid cloud technologies by the world\u2019s biggest IT providers makes it clear that these capabilities sit at the heart of digital transformation for many organizations of all sizes. Cloud-native development holds a lot of appeal for CTOs looking for overall business acceleration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reasons to Switch to a Hybrid Cloud Configuration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the reasons business and corporations choose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netapp.com\/hybrid-cloud\/what-is-hybrid-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hybrid cloud options<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They want to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take advantage of functions and features inherent in both public and private clouds\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scale workloads rapidly or change them dynamically\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split critical processes from not-so-critical ones\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run big data analytics\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take first step toward a new cloud configuration in a testing scenario\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet temporary processing requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industries working with highly sensitive data can also glean unique advantages from various hybrid cloud types. Businesses are also trying to avoid the high cost of purchasing their own servers and other IT equipment\u2014while reducing maintenance costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is a Hybrid Cloud Right for Your Business?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no \u201cone right way\u201d to build a hybrid cloud. The possibilities are limitless\u2014and that\u2019s a good thing. Hybrid clouds are hugely popular, because if used correctly they can unlock the biggest advantages of a highly secure, cost-effective interconnected environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If increased agility and the other advantages listed above are important to your enterprise, hybrid cloud adoption may be a wise move.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about how ServerLIFT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> data center lifts support all types of data centers and colocation facilities, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/ms\/data-center-lifts\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tekan di sini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We also offer a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/ms\/blog\/time-to-update-your-servers-a-helpful-list\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free server refresh checklist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep your infrastructure running smoothly.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a lot of buzz surrounding hybrid cloud in the IT industry lately. It\u2019s referred to as the ultimate in a future-ready infrastructure and touted as a total private data-control solution. We\u2019re taking a closer look at hybrid cloud to separate hype from fact. 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