What is a hybrid cloud? An increasing number of companies are using cloud services because they do not need to purchase servers or software or develop systems, can use them from anywhere, and have a high level of security.
There are multiple types of cloud services, but the latest cloud "hybrid cloud", which was developed to reduce the disadvantages of existing cloud services and maximize the advantages, is attracting attention.
How will the emergence of "next-generation IT infrastructure" transform our business?
Advantages and Disadvantages of existing cloud
Cloud computing, which is often abbreviated as cloud, compares the Internet to a cloud and means "services such as storage and applications provided from the virtual space in the cloud."
Cloud services that we often use can be broadly divided into private (private) and public (public) types.
In the private type, a cloud system is built in-house and used via the company (on-premises) or an external server (hosting). On the other hand, the public type uses an external cloud system or server.
The advantages of the private type are the flexibility to customize it according to your company's needs and the ability to build a high degree of security. On the other hand, especially in the case of on-premises, capital investment is required, so there are disadvantages that system installation and management costs are high and it is difficult to increase or decrease resources.
Although the cost of the public type can be reduced compared to the private type, when a failure occurs, the company cannot handle it, so basically it is waiting for the contractor to respond.
Companies typically choose the type that best suits their needs and budget.
What is a hybrid cloud, which is the best of both private and public types?
However, in recent years when businesses are diversifying, the needs for the cloud are constantly changing.
The hybrid cloud is the latest developed to reduce the disadvantages of each and maximize the advantages in response to the user's voice that "I want to use both private type and public type more flexibly as needed". It's a cloud format.
By using a combination of private type and public type, high security, high customizability, and low cost are realized. In addition, since data and applications can be shared between the two, flexible usage that was not possible by itself becomes possible.
Enterprises can benefit more than existing clouds by leveraging hybrid clouds.
Low long-term management costs
By using the private type for managing confidential data and the public type for managing other data, costs can be significantly reduced.
For example, big data analysis that requires a huge amount of calculation can be done at a fraction of the cost.
Although there are installation costs and additional costs, it will lead to reductions in management costs in the long run.
Easy response when a failure occurs
While unifying the system is highly convenient, it is difficult to respond in the event of a failure, and it may be at the mercy of changes in contract conditions.
The private type cannot be recovered without backup, and the public type has to rely on the recovery work on the vendor side.
On the other hand, in the hybrid cloud, some of the applications that support the network are private, so even if a failure occurs, it can respond quickly.
Improved work speed
The communication speed of the hybrid cloud is not as fast as other clouds. However, optimizing the network has the advantage of minimizing latency and increasing work speed.
Case Study
Examples of hybrid cloud installations include easing the load on the WEB where access is concentrated, backing up data in preparation for disaster recovery, and test operation of new application development.
In addition, an increasing number of companies are using the hybrid cloud as a relay point for a system that builds a virtual desktop environment called "VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)" on a server. VDI improves business efficiency and reduces the risk of confidential information leakage by installing the OS and applications used for business on a virtual desktop instead of each user's device.
It is also said to be optimal for "Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)" to manage the entire company in an integrated manner from the viewpoint of effective utilization of management resources and to improve management efficiency.
Hybrid cloud-accelerated by major IT companies
The move to the hybrid cloud is supported by major IT companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. Specifically, it has its own cloud services such as "Microsoft Azure Hybrid cloud solutions" and "Google Cloud Platform".
Amazon Web Services (AWS), which co-developed VMware Cloud ™ on AWS with virtual machine and software company VMware in 2017, plans to release AWS Outposts in the near future.
In addition to being able to handle use cases that are sensitive to data communication delay times in real-time, storing some data on-premises avoids the bandwidth occupancy that occurs when transmitting large amounts of data.
These evolution of hybrid clouds will not only improve business efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the customer experience, but will also affect a wide range of business environments, including basic business model concepts and organizational structures.
The cloud market is expected to continue to diversify as technology evolves and demand changes. Companies considering the introduction or update of cloud systems need to find the best method for their company from various angles such as cost, security, and performance, and build a well-balanced system.
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