Why Hybrid & Multi-Cloud?
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud strategies allow organizations to leverage the best of on-premise and multiple cloud providers, balancing cost, performance, and compliance.
Pros
- Reduces vendor lock-in by distributing workloads across multiple providers
- Flexibility to run workloads where they perform best
- Disaster recovery and high availability improved
- Optimizes cost by leveraging different pricing models
Cons / Trade-offs
- Network latency and inter-cloud connectivity challenges
- Complex identity, access, and security management
- Operational overhead for monitoring and deployment consistency
- Requires strong governance to avoid cost overruns
Real-World Examples
- Global SaaS platforms leveraging AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Enterprise backups using on-premise plus cloud for disaster recovery
- Hybrid analytics pipelines using cloud for burst workloads
Best Practices
- Use automation and IaC to deploy consistently across environments
- Monitor cross-cloud performance and cost closely
- Implement unified security policies and identity management
- Design for portability and avoid cloud-specific lock-ins
“Hybrid cloud gives you the freedom to innovate while keeping critical workloads safe.”
— Viswa
— Viswa