Hybrid cloud: The best of both worlds?

What is a hybrid cloud solution?

In this scenario your business would retain some of its servers onsite, while others would be moved into the cloud.

In what scenarios would a hybrid solution be appropriate?

The two major factors in only a partial move to the cloud are cost and capability.

Cost

If your current server infrastructure is performing its task properly, is secure and has a comprehensive data backup and restoration procedure you may not need to migrate. If your business needs to scale up to accomodate new applications, remote workers or branch offices then it may be more appropriate to enhance your server infrasture with a cloud solution than to buy additional hardware onsite. As your existing systems age they can be migrated rather than replaced.

Capability

There are some scenarios where cloud hosting really is not an option, specificly where where a high amount of graphical data is being manipulated on the workstation. A prime example is photo manipulation and video editing. In these scenarios we recommend that powerful onsite machines with a local data store are used for the graphics applcations, and the data backed up to the cloud. All other applications resides in the cloud making it a hybrid solution.

Be aware that cloud based video and graphics rendering is on the horizon with technologies starting to emerge such as citrix HDX and Microsoft RemoteFX but are still in the infancy and not currently available as part of Genmars offering.

How can I determine if this is applicable to our business?

A phone call is a good place to start, if your business would appear to benefit from Genmars cloud services we would be grateful for the opertunity to offer a free consultation with no obligation.

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