While a public cloud solution comes with benefits such as lower costs, less maintenance, and almost unlimited scalability, it’s not an option for businesses in regulated industries because of strict data security and compliance requirements.
A hybrid cloud is a cloud-computing solution that uses both private and public cloud models. 87 percent of enterprises have already adopted hybrid cloud strategies for the benefits it brings by combining the public cloud with the security of a private on-premise cloud environment.
A well-designed hybrid cloud environment lets employees access non-sensitive company data and resources through the public cloud while the private cloud provides the security and compliance capabilities necessary for protecting sensitive data.