Hybrid cloud represents the future of enterprise IT, strategically combining on-premises infrastructure with one or more public cloud environments to achieve maximum flexibility, compliance, and cost efficiency. This advanced course provides a deep dive into the architectural patterns, networking complexities, and management tools required to seamlessly integrate these disparate environments. Participants will learn how to design secure interconnectivity, implement unified identity, and deploy applications that span both private and public clouds, preparing them to manage modern, complex, and evolving IT landscapes.
Hybrid Cloud Architecture and Management
Information Technology and Digital Systems
October 25, 2025
Introduction
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define hybrid cloud architecture and identify appropriate use cases for its adoption.
- Design secure, low-latency network connectivity between on-premises data centers and public clouds (VPN/Dedicated Interconnects).
- Implement unified identity and access management across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Utilize hybrid cloud management tools (e.g., Azure Arc, Google Anthos, AWS Outposts) for centralized control.
- Develop application migration strategies for moving workloads between environments (lift-and-shift, re-platforming).
- Understand data synchronization, replication, and disaster recovery strategies in a hybrid context.
- Apply governance, cost control, and security policies across the entire hybrid estate.
- Explain the role of containerization and serverless in enabling true hybrid portability.
Target Audience
- Cloud Architects and Infrastructure Architects.
- Senior System Administrators and IT Managers.
- DevOps Engineers managing multi-cloud or hybrid deployments.
- IT Leaders and Strategists planning cloud adoption roadmaps.
- Professionals focusing on disaster recovery and business continuity.
Methodology
- Group activities focused on designing a secure hybrid network topology for a company.
- Case studies on large-scale enterprise hybrid cloud migration projects and lessons learned.
- Individual exercises on creating a single IAM policy that works for both environments.
- Scenario-based training on diagnosing cross-cloud connectivity and application issues.
Personal Impact
- Master the complex architectural and technical skills for managing modern hybrid infrastructure.
- Enhance strategic value by bridging the gap between legacy and cloud-native IT.
- Acquire expertise in multi-cloud management tools and governance.
- Develop a systematic approach to secure and compliant cross-environment deployments.
- Elevate professional credibility in the highest echelon of cloud architecture.
Organizational Impact
- Maximum IT agility and flexibility by utilizing the best-fit environment for every workload.
- Reduced capital expenditure by strategically leveraging public cloud resources.
- Enhanced security and compliance through centralized identity and governance.
- Improved business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Optimized performance and reduced latency for globally distributed or sensitive applications.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Hybrid Cloud Concepts and Value Proposition
Defining the Hybrid Cloud- The difference between hybrid, multi-cloud, and multi-region.
- Key business drivers for hybrid cloud adoption (compliance, legacy systems, burst capacity).
- Understanding cloud bursting, workload placement, and data gravity.
- Challenges of hybrid cloud: complexity, security, and consistent management.
- Hub-and-spoke vs. Mesh network topologies in a hybrid environment.
- Decoupling applications for cloud-native adoption.
- Choosing the right cloud model for different parts of an application (e.g., database on-premise, web front-end on cloud).
- The role of open standards (Kubernetes, APIs) for interoperability.
Unit 2: Networking and Identity Integration
Hybrid Networking- Designing IP addressing schemes that span on-premises and cloud VNets/VPCs.
- Implementing secure site-to-site VPN connections.
- Utilizing dedicated interconnect services (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, GCP Interconnect).
- Global DNS and traffic routing for hybrid applications.
- Extending on-premises Active Directory to the cloud (e.g., Azure AD Connect, AWS Directory Service).
- Implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) for a seamless user experience.
- Centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) for all resources.
- Security best practices for securing the hybrid identity perimeter.
Unit 3: Management, Governance, and Data
Hybrid Management Tools- Centralized management plane services (e.g., Azure Arc, Google Anthos).
- Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform) for consistent configuration.
- Cross-platform monitoring and logging strategies.
- Implementing governance and policy enforcement across the hybrid estate.
- Data migration and transfer services (online and offline).
- Data synchronization and replication between on-premises and cloud storage.
- Using the cloud for backup and disaster recovery (DR) of on-premises data.
- Designing for data locality and regulatory compliance.
Unit 4: Application Deployment and Optimization
Workload Portability- Containerization with Kubernetes as a portability layer (e.g., GKE on-prem, AKS on Azure Stack HCI).
- Deploying and managing serverless functions in a hybrid context.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for hybrid applications.
- Introduction to hybrid application modernization techniques.
- Advanced cost management for hybrid cloud (interconnect costs, egress fees).
- Performance optimization: traffic routing and latency reduction.
- Security and compliance auditing in the hybrid environment.
- Developing a long-term hybrid cloud strategy roadmap.
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