The Ultimate Guide to Hybrid Cloud

2026 · American Edition

Hybrid cloud technology blends public and private cloud environments to offer businesses flexibility, scalability, and enhanced control over their IT infrastructure. This approach enables organizations to optimize resource use, enhance disaster recovery capabilities, and improve security by balancing on-premises data centers with cloud services.

Our collection of recent stories covers a wide spectrum of developments in hybrid cloud, including advancements in AI-powered security, partnerships expanding hybrid cloud capabilities, and new solutions enhancing data management and disaster recovery. Readers can explore expert insights on managing hybrid IT environments, cloud migration strategies, cost optimization, and overcoming security challenges associated with hybrid deployments.

Whether you are an IT professional looking to stay informed on the latest hybrid cloud innovations or a business leader aiming to harness the benefits of hybrid architectures, these stories offer valuable perspectives on the evolving hybrid cloud landscape and practical guidance for successful adoption.

American Hybrid Cloud news
Analyst Insights
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gartner · Hybrid Cloud · Storage
3 days ago
Check Point tops Miercom hybrid mesh security benchmark
Miercom · Hybrid Cloud · Firewalls
3 days ago
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
IDC · Hybrid Cloud · Virtualisation
Last week
Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management
IDC MarketScape · Hybrid Cloud · Data Protection
Last month
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Gartner · Hybrid Cloud · Data Protection
Last month
Expert columns
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
By Ryan Mahoney of Gigamon
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
By Mark Bakker of HPE Operations
Last month
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
Last month
No compromise: Designing AI operations for sovereignty and reliability
By Shankar Gomathi of OpenText
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
SonicWall unifies NSM for future-ready security ops
By Amelia Foss of SonicWall
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Preparing campus and branch networks for AI demand
By Dimitri Polydorou of Cisco
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
By Vincent Hwang of Fortinet
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
2026: Resilience, the new foundation of cybersecurity
By Matthieu Trivier of Semperis
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Redefining resilience: Aligning virtualization and data protection for the edge era
By Craig Theriac of Scale Computing
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Meet credential auditor: Take control of credential sprawl with automated discovery and dontrol
By Asif Mujtaba of SonicWall
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
How the Pentagon deploys AI to battlefields - and what enterprises can learn
By Matthew Archuleta
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Three hidden risks in your AI stack and what to do about them
By Dmitri Chen of Wiz
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Organisations are progressively adopting Network Convergence to drive efficiency and User Experience
By Kyle Wickert of AlgoSec
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Interviews
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Discussing Unified Communications
4 days ago
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
Discussing Hackers
This month
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Discussing Big Data
Last month
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Discussing Storage
Last month
Smart Communications pursues trusted AI for customers
Discussing Government
Last month
Recent news
ACI launches Connetic to unite eight US payment networks
About Multi-cloud
Yesterday
Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
About Public Sector
Yesterday
IP Fabric launches MCP server for network operations
About Firewalls
Yesterday
NetApp deepens Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout
About Storage
2 days ago
Thales launches Imperva for Google Cloud in controlled availability
About Firewalls
2 days ago
CrowdStrike expands Google Cloud security & wins award
About Digital Transformation
2 days ago
Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows
About Cloud Services
3 days ago
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
About Cloud Services
3 days ago
Ping Identity wins Google Cloud security partner award
About Data Protection
3 days ago
Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage
About Storage
3 days ago
Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality
About Cloud Services
3 days ago
Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents
About Business Intelligence
3 days ago
Silverfort & SentinelOne unite on AI identity security
About Endpoint Protection
3 days ago
Oracle & Google Cloud add AI agent for database queries
About Integration
3 days ago
Job moves
NeuReality taps Amazon & Maersk veteran for AI push
Move at Google
Last week
Backblaze names Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer
Move at VMware
Last week
Rackspace appoints two senior leaders for private cloud
Move at Unisys
This month
Creative ITC hires Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer
Move at Cisco
This month
NeuReality names Shalini Agarwal to boost NR-NEXUS platform
Move at Google
Last month
One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief
Move at Hybrid IT
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
VDURA adds AI infrastructure leaders to strengthen board
Move at EMC
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Telehouse Europe appoints Chris Lamb as Enterprise Director
Move at KCOM
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances
Move at Amazon Web Services
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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