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Many companies, especially SMBs, are implementing hybrid cloud architecture to leverage its benefits. With that in mind, here is what you need to know about hybrid cloud benefits.

Hybrid cloud architecture is a combination of private cloud architecture and public cloud architecture. If implemented properly, it can deliver the best of both private and public clouds.

Using a hybrid cloud inevitably generates more work than using a simpler implementation of the cloud. For some businesses, however, this extra complexity is a fair trade-off for the benefits it can bring.

There are three main types of infrastructure as a service. These are compute, storage and network. Here is a quick guide to each of these types of infrastructure as a service and what they mean in practice.

IaaS and colocation are the two main ways for modern SMBs to get the IT infrastructure they need. While both approaches serve the same purpose, they take very different approaches to achieving it.

PaaS is essentially a virtual computing environment created to support development and deployment. It offers all the virtual infrastructure of IaaS plus everything that sits on top of this up to the level of operating systems and databases. 

An IaaS provider offers a range of standard IT infrastructure such as servers, storage, and networking devices. Clients then virtually build their own infrastructure in much the same way as they would build physical infrastructure.

You should probably choose IaaS if your priority is to maximize the level of control you have over the resources you use. If, however, your priority is to maximize convenience for your users, then you should probably use PaaS

DRaaS can be the most cost-effective way of managing disaster recovery. Here is what you need to know to ensure you are getting the best value from your DRaaS solution.