Hybrid Cloud Solutions for NZ Businesses

Hybrid cloud connects public cloud services with a private cloud environment, which may be on your premises or hosted by a provider. The term is also used for on-premises and cloud systems designed to work together. What makes it hybrid is the integration, such as shared sign-in, data that flows between systems and one recovery plan.

Hybrid cloud combines private and public environments. Multi-cloud means using more than one public cloud provider, with or without any private environment. A business can be both, and the terms describe different things about the setup.

When at least one system has a real reason to stay where it is, such as equipment tied to the site, software the vendor only supports locally, work that must continue during an internet outage, or a specific obligation about where data is held. If nothing needs to stay local, a simpler hosted or cloud setup may be easier to run.

Yes, where it has a reason to. We check what it runs, whether the vendor still supports it and how long the hardware has left, then design how it connects to your hosted and Microsoft 365 systems. Shared sign-in is included where the applications support it.

That depends on the design, which is why it is decided up front. The design records which applications keep working locally, which sign-ins and data flows stop or queue, and how the connection itself is made more resilient. Exodesk handles the incident across the environments we manage.

Some can, others cannot. Application support, dependencies, licensing and data transfer can make a move a separate project, so some systems stay in one place and exchange data with systems elsewhere. We check those dependencies before choosing the design.

Exodesk manages the on-site systems, the hosted platform, Microsoft 365 and the connections between them as one arrangement. Software vendors remain responsible for their own applications, and we work with them. Your agreement names an owner for each part.

It can be, when it is designed that way. Each extra connection and interface is a risk to manage, so identity, encryption, access rules and monitoring have to cover every environment and the links between them. A private connection is not automatically encrypted, so encryption is specified for each data flow.

Only where a specific law, contract or policy requires it. Identify the requirement and whether it concerns location, access, jurisdiction or operational control before deciding where a workload belongs. The Privacy Commissioner treats a cloud provider that only stores or processes information on your behalf as your agent in most circumstances.

It can be, because it adds connectivity, duplicate licences, backup and monitoring across more than one environment. It can also avoid the cost of moving a system that does not need to move. Compare the options over the same planning period with the assumptions written down.

The one-off cost covers assessment, design, connections, migration and any period of running old and new systems side by side. The recurring cost covers connectivity, licences, backup, monitoring and ongoing management. Your quote separates the two.

With your applications and their dependencies, not an architecture diagram. We list what you run, why each system might need to stay where it is, and whether those reasons still hold. The result shows whether a hybrid setup is justified or a simpler option fits.