As the online services collaboration landscape continues to evolve, many organizations will be shifting workloads away from on-premises resources. However, for larger organizations with significant investments in on-premises architecture, applications, and services, these changes must happen gradually.
Hybrid configurations for SharePoint allow organizations to begin leveraging the newest cloud-based technologies without forfeiting on-premises investment, allowing organizations to continue utilizing on-premises infrastructure and extending to the cloud where it makes sense. Cloud-based technologies can typically be scaled much more quickly than on-premises resources, so Microsoft recommends looking to the Microsoft 365 platform for new investments.
In this chapter, you'll learn how to configure and manage some of the basic hybrid features...