Hybrid cloud, all-cloud, and multi-cloud networks
Cloud networks can take a few different forms. Some organizations maintain their client machines (such as PCs and mobile devices) on their own premises and then run their backend servers completely on one particular cloud platform. It’s an all-cloud network on one platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Some organizations run some server machines on their own premises and run the rest of their network on one or multiple cloud platforms. That’s a hybrid cloud network—partly on-premises, partly in the cloud.
Some organizations deploy their networks through more than one cloud platform. They may have some parts of their network running on AWS and other parts on Azure, for example. That’s a multi-cloud network.
Let’s examine how these different ways to operate cloud networks work, and why organizations may choose one way over another.
All-cloud networks
An all-cloud network is when an enterprise...
