Why Businesses Are Choosing Hybrid Cloud

Whatever business sector you work in, it’s a safe bet by now you’ve heard of the cloud. In just a few years, the cloud has gone from a small part of IT operations and strategies to a central component of businesses both big and small, with CIOs now often planning their entire tech department around the cloud strategy their company adopts.

But as much as the cloud has become the talk of the business world, many business owners and managers still don’t fully understand how it works. More specifically, many people don’t understand that there are different

types of cloud-based applications and programs, each with their own benefits and drawbacks.

In a pure Public Cloud setup, your applications and key business data they rely on are stored in the cloud vendor’s servers. Clients access information by getting online and logging into these applications running elsewhere.

In a Private Cloud setup, the business builds and operates its own private cloud server, which no other businesses or entities can access. Applications and business data are stored internally behind your firewall.

As the name implies, Hybrid Cloud is a combination.

Applications may reside on the cloud vendor’s servers

but they access data stored internally behind the firewall.

Hybrid Cloud allows businesses to take advantage of the strengths of both kinds

of cloud environments, and to mix and match public and

private cloud services to maximize security,

convenience, and cost.

For businesses that need the speed and convenience of public clouds for some of their operations, and the security and customizability that private clouds provide for others, a hybrid cloud setup is the perfect solution. It allows businesses to maintain sensitive information on their legacy systems, while also taking advantage of the agility offered by the cloud. The cloud enables quicker interactions among employees, customers, and vendors, with frevvo’s electronic forms and approval workflows easily accessible 24/7.

Transferring business-critical documents and information to the cloud can be a time-consuming and complicated process. For some businesses, security and regulatory concerns can make it even more difficult. A hybrid cloud allows businesses to move only select applications and files to public spheres, while keeping sensitive and regulated data secure in a private environment.

Change happens fast in the business world, and companies need their critical systems and technology to be able to change just as quickly. With a hybrid cloud environment, businesses can easily and quickly move files, programs, and any other information from the cloud to a private environment, and vice versa. This allows them to adapt to changes in workload, customer demand, and other variables swiftly and efficiently.

According to recent studies, more and more businesses will be utilizing the hybrid cloud. Current numbers show that 82% of enterprises use a multi-cloud strategy (an increase of 9% over 2014), and that 55% of that number use hybrid clouds.1 By the end of 2015, over 65% of IT organizations will have committed themselves to hybrid cloud technologies.2

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1. http://mashable.com/2015/05/11/cloud-computing-infographic/

2. http://scn.sap.com/community/cloud/blog/2015/05/22/why-hybrid-and-how-to-get-there?campaigncode=CRM-XJ15-XCL-SOC_ITINNO

Summary

Hybrid clouds combine the benefits of public and private clouds while also overcoming their disadvantages. By 2016, the majority of businesses will have committed themselves to hybrid cloud technologies.