A Gartner forecast predicts that by 2021, over 75% of midsize/large organizations will have adopted a hybrid IT strategy. That’s over half of big companies choosing hybrid cloud solutions! Why should companies integrate a hybrid cloud solution? Apart from lightening their current IT infrastructure, while also improving security, hybrid cloud computing offers benefits galore.

First off, what is hybrid cloud?

Hybrid cloud is a computing system that is made up of both private and public cloud computing elements. Cloud service providers offer services such as data storage facilities, security, and work environments. These services are usually a mix-and-match from providers, so that each business can personalize their own experience to serve their goals and needs. Companies that opt for a hybrid cloud model enjoy the best of both the public and private cloud worlds.

Some companies may choose a service from Amazon Web Services for cost-effectiveness, another from Google Cloud Platform for top-notch security, and speedy cloud computing services from Microsoft Azure. This consolidation brings to the company the best of all worlds, both on-premises and outsourced.

Benefits of hybrid cloud

Smart companies choose hybrid cloud computing systems for ease of use and affordability, among many other reasons. Hybrid clouds boast of many benefits. Here are the top five:

Saving Private Data

With great data comes greater accountability, something that not all cloud systems can manage. Hybrid clouds go above and beyond the call of duty in the backing up and restoration of data. Mitigating data loss is paramount to companies that dabble in IT, because data is everything.

Companies can not only save money, but also on time and resources, instead of employing DIY disaster management and recovery measures. And what’s more – downtime is nil or negligible because it’s quicker than ever to retrieve lost or misplaced data.

Beefed up security, 24/7

The biggest benefit to choosing a hybrid cloud over a multi-cloud approach is that security is best left to private on-premises cloud systems. The reason for this is that oftentimes, public cloud servers have the best speeds, costs, and workloads but may not always have the ability to keep an eye on security round-the-clock. This isn’t to say that utilizing only public cloud service providers means compromising on security. They do need a little more time perfecting the art of data security that is better optimized when private systems take over. Think of it as a demonstration of pride of ownership, that only owners can do best.

Scale up (or down, but mostly up) with ease

In an article on cloud computing, Forbes finds that the “approaches companies have taken to cloud migration and implementation highlight the need for manageable and scalable hybrid cloud solutions”. Although private clouds offer scalability, there’s a limit to how far these capabilities can extend.

Hybrid clouds offer virtually unlimited scalability so that companies can grow by leaps and bounds. However, moving from an in-house cloud infrastructure to public cloud servers will take time and effort, but the return on investment more than makes up for it.

Save money!

Costs mount when companies run private clouds on-premises. Overhead costs, investment of the infrastructure, and maintenance takes up a big portion of the IT budgeting. But it doesn’t have to!

Enter hybrid cloud solutions that offer a bridge between public and private clouds to deliver significant cost savings, never compromising on security and the sanctity of data and infrastructure.

Further, hybrid clouds offer in-depth financial analytics to help companies in their budgeting and cost transparency. This makes it easier to reallocate money where it’s needed, instead of it all pooling at private cloud running costs.

No (workflow) cuts, no buts, no coconuts!

With hybrid cloud integration, companies can reduce downtime while simultaneously keeping operations running. In the long run, this proves beneficial not only from a financial standpoint, but also from an infrastructure angle. Keeping workloads running, while implementing hybrid cloud solutions is a boon in business.

Instead of worrying about minutes or hours lost due to deploying a hybrid cloud model, which in turn translates to money lost, companies can focus on keeping workflows running. This equals better recovery times and no money, time, resources, or workloads being lost.

According to an analysis by IDC, hybrid cloud integration will grow exponentially, amounting to roughly $1 trillion of the cloud market share in 2024. Companies with intelligent market predictions and insights choose hybrid cloud computing for their IT needs. Aspire Systems simplifies and narrows down hybrid cloud solutions for companies based on their needs and goals.

Abstract

As more companies flock to hybrid cloud computing systems in droves, we answer the reason why. Hybrid cloud solutions offer a myriad of benefits that run the gamut, from cost-savings to impeccable security, and much more. Gartner predicts that almost 75% of big companies and corporations would have integrated some form of hybrid cloud by 2024.

Hybrid cloud boasts of over a hundred good reasons why companies should opt for this cloud computing system, and in this article we tell you the top 5 benefits. These benefits will help companies infer whether hybrid cloud is the best fit for their business goals and needs.

 

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