Hybrid Cloud Computing: Overview and its Challenges

Abstract

Cloud Computing has taken the IT industry by storm over the past few years. It promises to provide a flexible IT architecture, accessible through internet from lightweight portable devices. It offers users a scalable, elastic, and cost-effective computing environment. It is important for an organization that begins to use cloud services to consider which type of cloud service best meets their business requirements. In order to build and deploy applications more quickly, more cost effectively and with more control, hybrid cloud environment delivers the ultimate choice, flexibility and speed. It provides virtual IT solutions through a mix of both public and private clouds. This paper discusses the concept of Hybrid cloud computing and its issues and security challenges. It also discusses some tips for tackling these issues and problems.
Key words: Cloud Computing, Hybrid Cloud, Security issues