Capability Guide · Hybrid Infrastructure

On-Prem & Hybrid Environments Guide

Design and operate environments that combine on-prem infrastructure, cloud platforms, virtualization, identity, networking, and security controls.

On-premHybridVMwareCloud integration

Hybrid reality

Most businesses are not purely cloud or purely on-prem. They operate across both.

Hybrid drivers

  • Legacy application dependencies
  • Data residency or latency needs
  • Existing VMware or Hyper-V investments
  • Cloud services for scale or resilience
  • Identity and access consistency
  • Business continuity requirements

Design considerations

Hybrid environments need clear boundaries and integration standards.

Review areas

  • Network connectivity and routing
  • Identity and access integration
  • DNS and naming standards
  • Backup and recovery across platforms
  • Monitoring and logging visibility
  • Security segmentation and firewall rules

Execution view

AreaWhat to reviewOutput
MapApplications, dependencies, network paths, identityHybrid dependency map
StandardizeBuilds, access, monitoring, backup, namingOperating standards
ModernizeWorkload suitability and migration wave planningHybrid roadmap
OperateSupport model, incident paths, reportingSustainable hybrid operations
Core principle

Hybrid environments work best when on-prem and cloud are managed as one operating model, not two disconnected worlds.