With its superior flexibility and scalability, a hybrid cloud infrastructure has become the preferred solution for modern businesses
The digital world isn’t just changing—it’s moving fast and changing everything. New tech opens doors to better ways of working but also gives cybercriminals more ways to sneak in.
That’s why more companies are leaning into hybrid cloud setups. They offer businesses the flexibility and reliability to stay sharp, keep data safe, and grow without getting tripped up by tech challenges.
Globally, the cloud computing market grew from $24.63 billion in 2010 to $156.4 billion in 10 years and is poised to be worth more than $1 trillion by 2028. Companies must adopt the best systems now to stay ahead of the curve.
Implementing resilient IT systems requires a digital transformation partner with proven expertise in providing successful hybrid infrastructure solutions for a wide range of businesses. With a system tailored to your needs, you can control costs, manage the life cycles of your applications, eliminate waste, minimize sprawl, and modernize error-prone legacy equipment.
The Challenges of Traditional IT Infrastructure
You may have a legacy IT system that you are comfortable with and reluctant to change or update. While it is sometimes challenging to boost yourself out of your comfort zone, reviewing how you may be held back by out-of-date technology is a good practice.
One of the big drawbacks of in-house legacy systems is cost. A large part, and perhaps the majority, of your IT budget can be devoted to repairs and maintenance, taking up the time of IT staff and keeping them away from looking after critical business functions.
Costs can be measured in terms of required maintenance and repairs, as well as in the losses associated with downtime and slow performance.
If your business grows and you experience sudden spikes in usage and demand, a legacy system simply cannot keep up, causing you capacity problems at the most awkward times.
Legacy systems also become increasingly difficult to repair and operate over time as parts and working knowledge of their use become scarce.
Furthermore, legacy systems become harder to update with security patches and the latest editions of critical business applications, putting your business at risk of expensive cyber breaches and reduction of operational viability.
How Hybrid Cloud Supports Resilient IT Systems
With a resilient hybrid cloud architecture, you can combine the benefits of a feature-rich cloud system with the reliability of the in-house technology you depend on, perhaps updated to make it even more productive. Your setup can divide workloads between your cloud and in-house infrastructures according to your needs.
You can have both the peace of mind provided by on-premise security and the data handling and the dynamic benefits of a cloud system, which can quickly scale up and down according to demand. The best hybrid cloud security solution can provide your business with a centralized hub for managing security across the entire network.
Hybrid cloud systems also ensure redundancy, enabling failover systems to ensure uninterrupted operations.
You can also optimize costs by allocating workloads efficiently between private and public clouds. Other benefits of a multi-cloud set-up include:
- Flexibility, so you are not dependent on a single vendor for all your services
- Improved disaster recovery, with different clouds in place to ensure business continuity
- Better compliance, because having various cloud vendors makes it more likely that you have one that complies with a specific country’s regulations
- Optimized workloads, as you balance them between private and public clouds
Key Benefits of Hybrid Cloud for Business Continuity
One of the benefits of hybrid cloud infrastructures is faster disaster recovery, which ensures speedy restoration of data and services in the event of a crisis, such as a data breach or natural disaster, like an earthquake or fire.
Organizations also achieve greater control with a hybrid cloud infrastructure. They can, for example, allocate data and resources to different locations that provide them with operational and security benefits. Sensitive personal information could be stored in a private cloud or protected on-site system, while ordinary workloads are run through a public cloud.
By shifting many operations to the cloud, businesses can reduce the need to maintain and upgrade physical hardware, resulting in lower equipment costs and reduced overhead associated with housing and managing on-site infrastructure.
A hybrid cloud system has the agility to change as your business does, rapidly evolving according to your needs. It no longer takes months to implement new capabilities. Data and applications can be seamlessly moved to new locations according to your requirements, which also helps with risk management.
NRI’s Approach to Hybrid Cloud Solutions
NRI has its head in the clouds, always on the forefront of innovation, and its feet grounded in the technologies you’ve come to depend on. This means we can build you a resilient IT system that meets your needs today and can address changes coming down the road.
We can, for example, create hybrid IT solutions that make smart cities smarter. We enable governments to meet rising demands for secure and efficient services while adapting to rapid urban growth. By merging cloud and on-premises IT services, we help city governments deliver enhanced services, meet the demands for growing accessibility and use, improve operational efficiency, and help with sustainability. The last might include a strategic IoT (Internet of Things) deployment to monitor consumption patterns and optimize resource management.
NRI can help optimize your organization’s IT infrastructure, too, with a resilient hybrid cloud system tailored to your needs. We can make it worth your while to leave your comfort zone behind to find a much better way to operate. Your transformation begins with your first contact.
