Various hybrid cloud and multi-cloud deployment patterns

For most enterprises, the hybrid cloud deployment model offers the unique flexibility of a public cloud and the control of a private infrastructure. However, unifying a public cloud architecture with a traditional on-premises setup poses challenges primarily because of their inherently different operational, security, and governance frameworks. Since infrastructure, existing DevOps practices, skillsets, workloads, and processes are unique to every enterprise context, a hybrid cloud or multi-cloud deployment strategy must be adapted to specific needs. Hybrid cloud and multi-cloud terminologies are typically overloaded and used inconsistently. Hybrid cloud refers to a deployment strategy where an application or workload is deployed across on-premises and public clouds, interconnected through a common network, while multi-cloud refers to a deployment strategy where applications or workloads are deployed across multiple public clouds...