Mastering hybrid cloud: Elevate your data management strategy
April 24, 2024 / Unisys Corporation
Short on time? Read the key takeaways
- Hybrid cloud seamlessly merges cloud agility with data center security, offering organizations a balanced approach to data management.
- Central control applications empower efficient data migration and performance optimization across diverse cloud environments.
- While sectors like banking prioritize security, hybrid cloud's flexibility is valuable across industries, ensuring diverse needs are met.
- Unisys bridges the hybrid cloud landscape, providing expertise and alliances with major providers, enabling businesses to harness its full potential.
Hybrid cloud has emerged as a transformative solution that bridges the gap between innovation and control.
As organizations navigate the complexities of data management, the hybrid cloud approach seamlessly blends the power of cloud services with the reassurance of private data centers, shaping a dynamic equilibrium that unleashes unprecedented efficiency and potential.
What is hybrid cloud?
Hybrid cloud enables organizations to seamlessly combine the agility and scale of the cloud with the security and control of your private data center. Companies migrate a substantial portion of their data to public and private cloud services while retaining essential corporate information within their data centers. This balanced approach ensures both efficiency and peace of mind.
How does hybrid cloud work?
Whether an organization operates various cloud services or a combination of on-premises and cloud infrastructure, the hybrid cloud functions across distinct environments. However, a central control application effectively coordinates and oversees these environments. These applications are pivotal in facilitating seamless data migration to and from cloud platforms and continuous performance monitoring. In scenarios where digital workflows must traverse from one cloud application to another, middleware technologies (when properly configured) come into play to ensure efficient data transfer among multiple applications, much like they would in a single data center environment.
Service providers like Unisys partner with cloud providers and application vendors like Microsoft, Amazon, Google and VMWare. These collaborations with vendors and service providers empower companies like Unisys to educate, recruit, and certify technical experts. This ensures they can effectively implement and configure cloud management services for their clients.
Who uses hybrid cloud?
While sectors like banking, healthcare and government have been early adopters of hybrid cloud due to stringent security demands, its benefits extend across industries. A bank, for instance, safeguards customer financial data using a private cloud while leveraging the scalability of the public cloud for other functions. The key takeaway? Hybrid cloud's adaptability makes it a game-changer for diverse sectors, regardless of their unique challenges.
What are the benefits of hybrid cloud?
In some cases, industry regulatory compliance mandates necessitate businesses to maintain a specific portion of their data within their physical and virtual server infrastructure. Other organizations store their data across multiple clouds for various reasons, including security, flexibility, scalability, cost management and data processing capabilities. Here are the most common benefits of utilizing hybrid cloud:
- Security: Safeguarding sensitive information is paramount, especially in the digital age. Hybrid cloud offers a dynamic solution by allowing organizations to secure vulnerable data within a controlled environment while utilizing public cloud platforms for less sensitive data.
- Flexibility: In a landscape where change is constant, flexibility reigns supreme. Businesses can cherry-pick cloud services, avoiding vendor lock-in and diversifying their cloud strategy for different functions, from development to production.
- Scalability and elasticity: Think of the holiday rush or sudden traffic spikes. Hybrid cloud lets retailers seamlessly scale resources according to demand, ensuring they pay only for what's needed.
- Cost containment: Balancing performance and cost-efficiency is an art. Hybrid cloud lets businesses adjust their resource allocation dynamically, optimizing expenses while maintaining optimal performance.
- Data processing: The power of data lies in its processing. Hybrid cloud allows organizations to merge insights from both private and public clouds, enabling powerful data-driven decisions.
Embark on your hybrid cloud journey
Unisys stands at the forefront as the hybrid cloud landscape evolves, offering cutting-edge solutions and expertise. Through partnerships with leading cloud providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google and VMWare, Unisys provides businesses with certified professionals who facilitate smooth transitions and configurations.
Whether you're a financial institution seeking top-tier security or a retail giant preparing for seasonal surges, hybrid cloud offers a world of possibilities. Embrace the future of data management, where security meets scalability and agility. Visit our website to learn more about Unisys hybrid cloud services or contact us today. Your hybrid cloud journey begins here.
