by Angela Guess
Nishant Vyas, Head of Product and Strategy at MariaDB, recently wrote in InsideBigData, “By now, organizations know that the public cloud can serve all aspects of an organization’s infrastructure, and not just provide the back-end for their Salesforce subscriptions. But a recent study from InfoSecBuddy shows that 90 percent of enterprises are still wary to fully embrace cloud computing. So what gives? Reality and common sense point to concerns about latency, compliance, and security as legitimate reasons why organizations are hesitant to fully adopt the public cloud.If enterprises are ever going to put aside these concerns, IT departments must actively raise awareness and implement best practices for leveraging a hybrid cloud architecture. How can IT plead the case for a hybrid cloud architecture and ensure the decision makers and stakeholders within the enterprise are comfortable with letting go of highly valuable and sensitive information? It’s all about education and clearly demonstrating the benefits of a cloud-first mentality.”
Vyas goes on, “The three key issues most central to an organization are performance, security, and compliance in the database. Many companies want their databases to deliver these capabilities while remaining on-premise, thinking closer proximity translates into better results. However, it’s actually the cloud that offers the best opportunity for maximizing performance, security, and compliance. And while storing all data in a public cloud can make a majority of today’s companies uncomfortable, a well-designed hybrid cloud database not only assuages common fears and meets companies’ database needs, it also gives enterprises a new level of scalability. Here are a few additional facts architects can bring to the table when discussing the pros and cons of a hybrid cloud architecture.”
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