Hybrid cloud combines and unifies public cloud, private cloud and on-premises infrastructure to create a single, flexible, cost-optimal IT infrastructure.

IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments. In fact, our hybrid cloud approach can offer up to 2.5x more value than a public cloud-only approach.

What is a hybrid cloud approach used for? A hybrid cloud approach is suited for you if you want to take advantage of the scale and security of a public cloud, such as Google Cloud, while keeping your data on-premises to comply with data residency laws or supporting computing needs closer to your customers.

Hybrid cloud computing extends infrastructure and operations consistently to provide a single operating model that manages application workloads across both environments, allowing for seamless migration of workloads from private to or from public cloud as business needs dictate.

The most common hybrid cloud example is to use public cloud with private cloud services and on-premises infrastructure. However, there's no one hybrid cloud configuration or one-size-fits-all architecture. A hybrid cloud could combine a public cloud and a private cloud running on-premises or on the edge.

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A hybrid cloud architecture combines the best of both private clouds and public clouds, connected in such a way as to enable data to move smoothly between the two, and facilitating the migration of workloads from private cloud to public cloud provider – and back again – as business and technical factors dictate.

A hybrid cloud is a mixed computing environment where applications are run using a combination of computing, storage, and services in different environments - public clouds and private clouds, including on-premises data centers or “edge” locations.

Examples of hybrid cloud platforms include AWS Outposts, Azure Stack, Azure Arc, Microsoft Azure VMware Solution, Google Anthos, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure, Nutanix Cloud Clusters, VMware Cloud Foundation, and VMware Cloud on AWS.

IBM Cloud® is the most open and secure cloud for business, with a next-generation hybrid platform, expertise across 20 industries and advanced AI capabilities. Organizations choose IBM Cloud because it offers a unique combination of benefits: the flexibility of open-source technology, a global footprint and low prices.

Examples of hybrid cloud platforms include AWS Outposts, Azure Stack, Azure Arc, Microsoft Azure VMware Solution, Google Anthos, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure, Nutanix Cloud Clusters, VMware Cloud Foundation, and VMware Cloud on AWS.

Hybrid cloud architecture is the combination of public and private clouds by a wide area network or broadband connection, through which applications and data can be shared and which can be managed as a single IT architecture.