Hybrid Cloud: 'The Best Of Both Worlds'

Does "hybrid IT" describe a transitional state en route to full-cloud infrastructures? Or will it be the permanent state?

Cloud service provider Peak 10 thought hybrid was just a way station on a journey to "all cloud," the Charlotte, N.C.-based company said. But a recent survey it conducted among IT executives and managers told it otherwise. "Organizations choose hybrid IT because it makes business sense," it concluded in its report on the study results.

In fact, many survey respondents called hybrid IT "the best of both worlds," the report said. "Decision makers are choosing hybrid configurations because of flexibility, cost savings, site control reliability, and compliance."

What else did the survey find about hybrid IT? Click through to read five key findings.