Today's consensus is on hybrid cloud. So how do you decide what goes where?

More and more businesses are adopting hybrid cloud designs, where assets are stored both on-premises and in the cloud. However, a major question still bothers many people: How do you decide on asset allocation? In short, all decisions about whether assets are placed on-premises or in a private or public cloud are fundamentally business decisions. In other words, it's usually possible to get the job done in multiple locations, and the decision often comes down to which one costs the least. Note that the term “on-premises” can be misleading in this context. In fact, these are systems that are physically under your control. These systems can be located in your buildings or elsewhere, for example, in a Carrier Hotel. The important distinction is whether they operate under a cloud-based operating model