The external factors
External factors that are required or mandated play a significant role in enabling organizations to implement a hybrid cloud architecture. Some of these external factors are as follows:
- Regional compliance requirements
- Infrastructure limitations
- Mergers and acquisitions
Regional compliance requirements
Regional compliance (and security) requirements are the most common and well-known reason for organizations to embrace a hybrid cloud deployment model. One such requirement is the data sovereignty requirements that differ from region to region. Here are some examples of data sovereignty requirements:
- European Union: The data sovereignty requirement for the EU is called the GDPR. The GDPR requires that the personal data of EU citizens is stored and processed within the EU or in a country that the EU has deemed to have adequate data protection laws.
- Russia: The Personal Data Law of Russia requires that the personal data of Russian...
