7 simple truths you should know about the hybrid cloud

I'm about to tell you something that may shatter what you think about the cloud: The hybrid cloud does not exist.The enterprise cloud adoption manual puts hybrid cloud at the top of the list. But you cannot buy one off the shelf. It’s not one-size-fits-all.[ Want to know more about cloud? Learn more with Pluralsight, a technology learning platform. Save $100 now. ] Rather, the hybrid cloud is made up of models, processes, and multiple providers. The moment you start paying for a public cloud service, no matter how small or simple the service might be, you are in a hybrid cloud model. Ignore the textbook definitions: The “hybrid cloud” simply means you’re delivering IT services that use more than one hosting model.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here