For every bit of productivity or efficiency you get, the dreaded issue of the "learning curve" takes its place. Getting to the point where you're getting all of the benefits and none of the downsides can definitely seem like a big hill to climb, but that is just the cost of doing business in the digital age, right?

While pundits still debate whether or not the cloud “honeymoon” is over, one things is clear: hybrid cloud is the way of the future, both from an economics and performance standpoint.

In today's modern digital world, the relationship between a business and their cloud provider is something like a marriage — or at least, it should be. You have two parties coming together who are working towards the same goal. Each person has something the other doesn't, and when combined they form something incredibly powerful.