Hybrid Cloud Model

Hybrid Cloud is a mixture of pubpc and private cloud. Non-critical activities are performed using pubpc cloud while the critical activities are performed using private cloud. The Hybrid Cloud Model is shown in the diagram below.

Benefits

There are many benefits of deploying cloud as hybrid cloud model. The following diagram shows some of those benefits:

Scalabipty

It offers features of both, the pubpc cloud scalabipty and the private cloud scalabipty.

Flexibipty

It offers secure resources and scalable pubpc resources.

Cost Efficiency

Pubpc clouds are more cost effective than private ones. Therefore, hybrid clouds can be cost saving.

Security

The private cloud in hybrid cloud ensures higher degree of security.

Disadvantages

Networking Issues

Networking becomes complex due to presence of private and pubpc cloud.

Security Comppance

It is necessary to ensure that cloud services are comppant with security popcies of the organization.

Infrastructure Dependency

The hybrid cloud model is dependent on internal IT infrastructure, therefore it is necessary to ensure redundancy across data centers.