Back to Glossary Hybrid Cloud An IT architecture that connects on-premises data centers or private cloud environments with one or more public cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, enabling workloads, data, and applications to move between environments based on performance, cost, compliance, or operational requirements. Hybrid cloud strategies give organizations the flexibility to modernize gradually while maintaining control over sensitive… An IT architecture that connects on-premises data centers or private cloud environments with one or more public cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, enabling workloads, data, and applications to move between environments based on performance, cost, compliance, or operational requirements. Hybrid cloud strategies give organizations the flexibility to modernize gradually while maintaining control over sensitive workloads that must remain on-premises.