intro

Simply put the hybrid cloud is a combination of a public cloud provider such as Microsoft Azure or
Amazon Web Services with a private cloud platform that is specifically designed for use by a single
enterprise. The public and private cloud infrastructure are structured so they operate independently
but communicate via an encrypted connection making use of technology that facilitated the
portability of applications and data.
It is very important to be extremely precise about this definition. This is because the private and
public clouds in a hybrid cloud arrangement are independent and distinct elements. This structure
enables enterprises to store privileged or protected data on their own private cloud whilst
maintaining the ability to leverage the public clouds computational resources in order to run
applications that depend on this data. This arrangements means that data exposure is kept to a bare
minimum because data is not being stored long term on the public cloud component

Research
Despite the fact that hybrid cloud solutions offer a number of advantages when
compared to a purely public cloud solution, it still suffers from the same security
and privacy issues that afflict the popular perception of public cloud providers.
Enabling information to pass across networks that in theory can be access by third
parties is for many enterprises an unnecessary and unacceptable security risk.
Another objection to both hybrid and public cloud solutions, is they can unsuitable
in circumstances where data transport on both ends of the cloud is a mission critical
operation that is time sensitive to a delay in data transport across a network and
latency in ping time
Moving to a new hybrid model version where data remains in the private cloud, but
can be accessed by the new instances in the public cloud, runs directly into the
slowness and high latency of the typical WAN connection. Latency can reach
milliseconds, compared with the microseconds expected in the private cloud, and
this means public instances will be inefficient and slow.
Compatibility. Theres a good chance that your public and private clouds are running
different infrastructure and software stacks. If you have an existing dependency on
a particular hypervisor, you may face challenges when dealing with a public cloud
that uses a different hypervisor or doesnt expose one to you at all! Can you use
the same change management processes across your hybrid cloud, or are each
unique depending on the provider? Core services and capabilities will probably differ
greatly in a hybrid environment as a web-scale public cloud environment is
inherently built differently than most any private cloud. Check your expectations
with regards to compatibility, and expect to face challenges when the inevitable
mismatch surfaces.
Hybrid cloud data location and networking
Ensuring that the correct data is in the right place at the right time can present yet
another set of challenges. Enterprises may have requirements for applications to

operate in various parts of their private and public cloud for resilience, scalability
and flexibility. Oftentimes, applications assume close proximity to the associated
data. In hybrid cloud deployments, this is not always practical, so detailed network
planning to keep latency at acceptable levels between application front-ends
servicing client requests and data stores hosting the underlying data must be
considered.
Traditionally, this has been far easier to control with a fully in-house infrastructure,
since public cloud offerings tend to provide less flexibility when it comes to
networking (e.g. inability to assign more than one or a static IP address to a virtual
machine instance, constraints on how virtual networks can be spanned within the
infrastructure, requirements for 'internal' traffic to route 'externally' in certain
scenarios, etc). Fortunately, this has been steadily improving. Pioneers such as
Microsoft with their Azure offering and VMware with vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS)
are providing new dedicated, private networking solutions allowing customers to
securely extend their existing data centers while keeping throughput and response
levels high. These solutions can keep hybrid cloud connections from going over the
public internet, resulting in higher reliability, faster speed, lower latency and
improved security.
When coupled with advancements in application delivery technology that make it
possible to use complex traffic steering algorithms across a fabric of private and
public clouds based on business rules, organizations are now equipped with far
more control and flexibility than previously possible. The key thing that
organizations must keep in mind is to weigh cost versus performance and put
workloads and data in the places that make the most sense for the applications,
based on how and from where users typically interact with them

Hybrid cloud data location and networking

Ensuring that the correct data is in the right place at the right time can present yet
another set of challenges. Enterprises may have requirements for applications to
operate in various parts of their private and public cloud for scalability and
flexibility. Oftentimes, applications assume close proximity to the associated data. In
hybrid cloud deployments, this is not always practical, so detailed network planning
to keep latency at acceptable levels between application front-ends servicing client
requests and data stores hosting the underlying data must be considered.

Traditionally, this has been far easier to control with a fully in-house infrastructure,
since public cloud offerings tend to provide less flexibility when it comes to
networking (e.g. inability to assign more than one or a static IP address to a virtual
machine instance, constraints on how virtual networks can be spanned within the
infrastructure, requirements for 'internal' traffic to route 'externally' in certain
scenarios, etc). Fortunately, this has been steadily improving. Pioneers such as
Microsoft with their Azure offering and VMware with vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS)
are providing new dedicated, private networking solutions allowing customers to
securely extend their existing data centers while keeping throughput and response
levels high. These solutions can keep hybrid cloud connections from going over the
public internet, resulting in higher reliability, faster speed, lower latency and
improved security.
When coupled with advancements in application delivery technology that make it
possible to use complex traffic steering algorithms across a fabric of private and
public clouds based on business rules, organizations are now equipped with far
more control and flexibility than previously possible. The key thing that
organizations must keep in mind is to weigh cost versus performance and put
workloads and data in the places that make the most sense for the applications,
based on how and from where users typically interact with them