The document discusses the growing importance of hybrid cloud solutions as businesses adopt cloud technology, highlighting that 21% annual growth in data center construction is expected due to demand for colocation services. Small- and medium-sized businesses recognize the significant costs associated with network downtime, while companies adopting cloud strategies report benefits like improved security and performance. Blackline's transition to a hybrid solution is showcased as a successful example of leveraging both public and private cloud infrastructures.

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21%
annual growth in the data center construction market is
expected through 2018, thanks to the high demand for
colocation services.4
The Rise of Colocation
79%
of small- and medium-sized businesses surveyed by IDC
said that network downtime costs them at least $20,000
per hour.5
The Cost of Downtime
saw improvements in
service availability
spend less time
managing IT
improved customer
services
75%are less worried
about outages
96%
36%51%
94%
of surveyed companies that adopted cloud strategies
report added security benefits.3
Benefits of the Cloud
VMware® Virtual
Machine
NetApp® FAS
Storage
Cisco UCS®
Servers
Verizon Virtual
Private Cloud
NetApp
SnapMirror®
A Verizon colocation
facility provides
direct access to
on-premises servers,
keeping sensitive
data secure.
Data is replicated to
the cloud and can
be replicated back
to the colocation
facility in the event
of disaster.
Replicating data
every hour allows a
two-hour service-
level agreement for
full recovery.
BlackLine’s Hybrid Solution
Here’s how BlackLine, a company that provides more than 1,000
global companies with finance controls and automation software,
moved from a managed hosting environment to a hybrid solution
tailored to its exact needs.
of surveyed enterprise-level businesses have a hybrid
cloud strategy. Most use both private and public
cloud infrastructures already.1
of small- and medium-sized-business executives
say cloud services bring products or services to
production more quickly.2
of businesses operating in the cloud say they wish
they had made the move sooner.3
74%
43%
71%
In the Cloud
Since moving to a hybrid cloud
environment, BlackLine significantly
reduced its hosting and operating
costs, while improving performance
and recovery time.
Take a hybrid approach to garner
the benefits of the public cloud
while meeting the security and
performance requirements of a
private cloud.
HYBRID CLOUD
The Cloud on Your Terms