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Hybrid cloud

Meaning in cloud computing & devops, with examples

/ˈhaɪbrɪd klaʊd/nounCommon term

In cloud computing & devops, hybrid cloud means: A setup that combines a company's own on-premises systems or private cloud with a public cloud provider, with the two connected and working together.

In Turkish: hibrit bulut, karma bulut

How it is used

Common in banks, telecoms and large enterprises that cannot move everything to the cloud. Compare 'public cloud' (shared provider), 'private cloud' (for one organization) and 'multi-cloud' (several public providers).

Example sentences

  1. We use a hybrid cloud: core banking stays in our data center, and the mobile backend runs on a public cloud.

  2. A hybrid cloud needs a secure, fast connection between the two sides.

Common collocations

  • hybrid cloud strategy
  • hybrid cloud environment
  • public cloud
  • private cloud
  • multi-cloud
  • on-premisesDescribes servers and software that a company runs in its own building or data center, rather than renting them from a cloud provider.
  • cloud computingRenting servers, storage, databases and other computing resources over the internet from a provider, instead of buying and running your own hardware.
  • cloud providerA company that owns large data centers and rents computing, storage, networking and other services to customers over the internet.
  • VPCShort for virtual private cloud: your own isolated private network inside a public cloud, where you control IP ranges, subnets, routing and access.

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