Hybrid and multi cloud infrastructures

Welcome back! In this section, we explore the deployment of hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as part of our migration journey.

As we configure GCP for our targeted use case, our environment currently operates in a transitional phase utilizing a hybrid cloud setup. A hybrid cloud combines a private cloud—or an on-premises data center—with a public cloud service like GCP. This approach is especially common in sectors such as banking and government, where maintaining dedicated data centers yields significant benefits.

In contrast, a multi-cloud deployment leverages more than one public cloud provider. For example, some services may run on GCP while others operate on alternative platforms like Azure or AWS.

Both hybrid and multi-cloud solutions are gaining popularity as organizations adopt architectures tailored to their distinct operational challenges and strategic requirements.