What we mean by “hybrid cloud” has always needed to be clarified for the cloud industry. Once defined as a private cloud paired with a public cloud, it’s now a catch-all for any system that’s not a public cloud working together with a public cloud.
Hybrid clouds have become the battle cry for every enterprise hardware and software company looking to stay relevant. They can’t afford to build a public cloud with billions of buy-in. However, they can sell systems that work with public clouds, a cheap way to modernize your 20-year-old technology.
GenAI changes everything
The interest in generative AI is pushing more enterprises toward hybrid clouds. In most instances, companies are looking to leverage their data for training data where it exists, which is typically in the enterprise’s data center, colo, or managed services provider. Of course, it’s way more convenient to use genAI from public cloud providers, so we end up sharing training data with a public cloud provider, thus creating a hybrid cloud.
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