You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means…
An interesting and almost ancillary point was made during a recent #cloudtalk hosted by VMware vCloud with respect to the definition of «hybrid» cloud.
Sure, it implies some level of integration, but how much integration is required to be considered a hybrid cloud?
The way I see it, there has to be some level of integration that supports the ability to automate something – either resources or a process – in order for an architecture to be considered a hybrid cloud.