The scale and automation of cloud computing deliver economies of scale \u2013 and price points \u2013 that can\u2019t be matched by traditional computing platforms. Managers can minimize capital expenses and align operational costs to business demands with scalable, flexible resource deployments. Those same factors enable innovation through rapid prototyping and testing of complex systems that aren\u2019t feasible \u2013 or affordable \u2013 with established approaches. It\u2019s little wonder the cloud has emerged as the first choice of infrastructure for many IT managers and practitioners.
\nSecurity and compliance play just as critical a role in the hybrid cloud as they do in more conventional environments. So it\u2019s unfortunate that as organizations move operations to the cloud they tend to mirror the protection efforts they employ with their physical, on-premise systems. It\u2019s a mistake because in many cases existing controls don\u2019t migrate well to the cloud. As a result, they fail to provide the requisite protection and diminish \u2013 or even eliminate \u2013 anticipated cost and operational benefits of cloud computing.<\/p>\n