What is hybrid cloud storage?

This episode of Techsplainers explores hybrid cloud storage, the approach organizations use to manage data across both on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments. It explains why many businesses no longer treat storage as a single-location decision and instead use hybrid models to balance performance, cost, compliance and scalability. The episode walks through how hybrid cloud storage works, including storing active data locally, moving older or less frequently used information to the cloud, and using cloud environments for backup, disaster recovery and large-scale analytics. It also looks at the role of policy-based data movement, orchestration and visibility in keeping data accessible across environments without creating new silos. Listeners will hear how hybrid cloud storage supports practical use cases like archiving, resilience and modernization, while also introducing the challenges that come with it, including latency, governance and security. The discussion connects hybrid cloud storage to the broader storage series, showing how it brings together ideas around performance, protection and data placement in a more flexible architecture. Learn more in https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/hybrid-cloud-storage Find more information at https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/techsplainers Narrated by Elly Trickett "AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."