A hybrid cloud is an integrated cloud service utilising both private and public clouds to perform distinct functions within the same organisation.
All cloud computing services should offer certain efficiencies to differing degrees but public cloud services are likely to be more cost efficient and scalable than private clouds. Therefore, an organisation can maximise their efficiencies by employing public cloud services for all non-sensitive operations, only relying on a private cloud where they require it and ensuring that all of their platforms are seamlessly integrated.
Maximise the benefits from Cloud Computing through Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Pegasus Technology can implement Hybrid Cloud solutions for businesses wishing to operate in a Private Cloud environment but need to be able to accommodate spikes in usage, therefore have the ability to access public cloud when necessary. During peak times, a Hybrid Cloud will draw on public cloud resources to meet the infrastructure demand.In a Hybrid Cloud environment, customised rules and policies govern areas such as security and the underlying infrastructure, with tasks allocated to internal or external clouds as necessary.
A hybrid cloud configuration, such as hybrid hosting, can offer its users the following features:
- Scalability; whilst private clouds do offer a certain level of scalability depending on their configurations (whether they are hosted internally or externally for example), public cloud services will offer scalability with fewer boundaries because resource is pulled from the larger cloud infrastructure. By moving as many non-sensitive functions as possible to the public cloud it allows an organisation to benefit from public cloud scalability whilst reducing the demands on a private cloud.
- Cost efficiencies; again public clouds are likely to offer more significant economies of scale (such as centralised management), and so greater cost efficiencies, than private clouds. Hybrid clouds therefore allow organisations to access these savings for as many business functions as possible whilst still keeping sensitive operations secure.
- Security; the private cloud element of the hybrid cloud model not only provides the security where it is needed for sensitive operations but can also satisfy regulatory requirements for data handling and storage where it is applicable.
- Flexibility; the availability of both secure resource and scalable cost effective public resource can provide organisations with more opportunities to explore different operational avenues.