Hybrid Cloud
The Hybrid Cloud is a mixture of public and private cloud. Non-critical activities are performed using public cloud while the critical activities are performed using private cloud.
Benefits
There are many benefits of deploying cloud as hybrid cloud model. The following diagram shows some of those benefits:
SCALABILITY
It offers both features of public cloud scalability and private cloud scalability.
FLEXIBILITY
It offers both secure resources and scalable public resources.
COST EFFICIENCY
Public cloud are more cost effective than private, therefore hybrid cloud can have this saving.
SECURITY
Private cloud in hybrid cloud ensures higher degree of security.
Disadvantages
NETWORKING ISSUES
Networking becomes complex due to presence of private and public cloud.
SECURITY COMPLIANCE
It is necessary to ensure that cloud services are compliant with organization's security policies.
INFRASTRUCTURAL DEPENDENCY
The hybrid cloud model is dependent on internal IT infrastructure, therefore it is necessary to ensure redundancy across data centers.