Word of the Day: cloud bursting

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cloud bursting Cloud bursting is an application deployment model in which an application normally runs in a private cloud or local data center but can also run in a public cloud when the demand for computing capacity spikes. The advantage of such a hybrid cloud deployment is that an organization only pays for extra compute resources when they are needed. Experts recommend cloud bursting for high performance, non-critical applications that handle non-sensitive information. An application can be deployed locally and then burst to the cloud to meet peak demands, or the application can be moved to the public cloud to free up local resources for business-critical applications. Cloud bursting works best for applications that don?t depend on a complex application delivery infrastructure or integration with other applications, components and systems internal to the data center. When considering cloud bursting, an organization must consider security and regulatory compliance requirements. For example, cloud bursting is often cited as a viable option for retailers that experience peaks in demand during the holiday shopping season. However, cloud computing service providers do not necessarily offer a PCI DSS-compliant environment and retailers could be putting sensitive data at risk by bursting it to the public cloud. Other issues related to cloud bursting arise from the potential for incompatibility between the different environments and the limited availability of management tools. Cloud computing service providers and virtualization vendors have developed tools to send workloads to the cloud and manage hybrid environments, but they often require all environments to be based on the same platform. Quote of the Day "Real-world data changes, and file duplication requires data synchronization before cloud bursting can start." - Jim O'Reilly   Trending Terms hybrid cloud burst private cloud public cloud data deduplication sharding   Learning Center Built to burst: Which apps work well in a cloud bursting architecture? A cloud bursting architecture comes in handy when there is a sudden increase in demand. Still, not every application is built to burst. The cloud bursting bubble: Still no easy solution to compute spikes Cloud bursting -- the process of bursting in-house workloads to a public cloud -- has been an unreachable ideal for all but the largest organizations. Optimize your cloud bursting architecture through data duplication A cloud bursting architecture allows you to use public cloud for additional capacity. Optimize performance with data duplication and sharding. Is a cloud bursting architecture difficult to implement? While a cloud bursting architecture can offer big benefits to an enterprise, it can also introduce challenges around latency, data and cost. A cloud bursting architecture is a jump too far for many businesses There's understandable intrigue in cloud bursting architecture, but many businesses are not compatible with the technology. Writing for Business In a hybrid cloud, sensitive data and computing resources may be maintained in two _________ environments. a. separate b. seperate Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.