What is a hybrid infrastructure and why is it a good choice for your SME?

In the IT world, you often hear the term “hybrid infrastructure.” But what does it mean? A hybrid infrastructure combines cloud applications with on-premises systems, allowing you to benefit from the best of both technologies. This provides flexibility, continuity and reliability for your business.

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Benefits of a hybrid infrastructure

A hybrid infrastructure offers many advantages for organisations of all sizes, but it is especially attractive for small and medium-sized enterprises. Here are some of the key benefits:

  • Flexibility: You can choose which applications run in the cloud and which remain on-premises. This allows you to gradually migrate towards a fully cloud-based environment in the future.
  • Continuity: Local applications remain available even when internet connectivity is limited. This is crucial for companies in regions where unstable internet connections are still common, especially in older industrial zones.
  • Higher availability: By keeping essential production applications on-premises, your production cycle remains uninterrupted.
  • Disaster recovery: With a hybrid infrastructure, you can mirror your local systems to a cloud environment. This provides a robust disaster-recovery solution, both active (automatic failover) and passive.

Examples of hybrid infrastructure

Here are some examples of how a hybrid infrastructure can be implemented:

  • Manufacturing companies: Machines in the production chain are often connected to servers that must remain local to ensure uninterrupted production. At the same time, ERP systems and office applications can be securely hosted in the cloud.
  • Limited internet connectivity: In older industrial zones with weak connectivity, local servers remain necessary. A hybrid setup offers the ideal solution.
  • Disaster recovery: Companies can mirror their on-premises environment to a standby cloud environment. This ensures a reliable and fast recovery in case of an incident.

Hybrid infrastructure as a first step towards the cloud

For many SMEs, a hybrid infrastructure is the perfect first step towards a full cloud environment. It allows you to migrate at your own pace, without major disruption to daily operations. A hybrid solution lets you experience the benefits of the cloud such as cost savings and scalability while keeping critical systems on-premises for maximum control and reliability.

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