The cloud has become mainstream. Businesses are no longer asking “Should we move to the cloud?” but wondering “When should we move?” Furthermore, hybrid clouds are not new, and some of the foundational elements of hybrid cloud creation, operation and maintenance are rooted in decades-old traditional data center technologies.

This whitepaper will:

• Examine the concepts of hybrid cloud environments.
• Discuss the potential advantages of using hybrid cloud technologies.
• Look at how the Microsoft Azure platform enables efficient and effective hybrid cloud computing.