CLOUD & CYBER
With industry insights provided by Eran Brown , CTO of Infinidat EMEA , Technology Magazine explores the utility and rising popularity of hybrid cloud
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It can sometimes be easy to understate the importance of cloud computing and its role in changing the tech landscape . Whilst other aspects of the digital transformation triumvirate ( cloud , IoT and AI & analytics ) are arguably more tangible in their effect , the scale for connectivity and optimisation across an enterprise is severely restricted without an integrated infrastructure wherein data can be stored and accessed . Hybrid cloud takes this revolutionary technology one step further by allowing companies to synthesize aspects of multiple cloud offerings ( both private and public ) and create a bespoke solution which addresses their specific needs .
With fewer companies choosing to maintain their own expensive data centres , the wide availability of public cloud offerings – such as Microsoft Azure , Google Cloud and AWS , amongst others – means that most businesses will be able to secure a package that meets their basic storage needs . Although the lists of features for each provider can stretch into the hundreds , corporations are able to select a cloud
MAY 2020