Managed Hybrid Cloud
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The performance and control of private infrastructure paired with the agility of the public cloud
Most enterprises don’t live at either extreme of the cloud spectrum. Fully public cloud deployments can create data sovereignty concerns and latency that high-performance applications cannot tolerate. Fully private infrastructure, meanwhile, demands capital investment and limits the elasticity that modern workloads require. The answer is a managed hybrid architecture. But getting it right requires more than just connecting two environments.
Managed Hybrid Cloud integrates private cloud confidence with public cloud scalability across a unified, network-native platform. By anchoring your cloud infrastructure to GTT’s global Tier 1 backbone, you gain lower latency, free inter-zone data transfer, genuine data residency options outside the US, and end-to-end visibility across AWS, Microsoft Azure and GTT’s own Virtual Data Centers (VDC).
When the cloud doesn’t deliver
The promise of cloud computing was straightforward: scale on demand, reduce capital expenditure, deploy faster. But as enterprises mature their cloud strategies, performance, cost and compliance constraints don’t always fit neatly inside a hyperscaler’s service model.
Organizations operating without a purpose-built hybrid cloud strategy encounter a recognizable set of friction points:
- Egress charges accumulate silently, eroding the cost savings that drove the original migration
- Latency-sensitive applications struggle on public cloud infrastructure
- Data sovereignty regulations restrict where sensitive data can reside
- Distributed workloads create operational silos and security blind spots
- Migration from on-premises to cloud is treated as a one-time project rather than an ongoing managed process
Managed Hybrid Cloud addresses these constraints at the infrastructure level. Rather than asking you to accept the limitations of a standard hyperscaler offering, we build your cloud environment on a network foundation specifically designed for enterprise-grade performance, sovereignty and control.
With Hybrid Cloud, your organization can:
- Eliminate inter-zone data transfer costs with free data movement between GTT VDC regions
- Achieve lower latency than purely public cloud solutions through direct integration with GTT’s global Tier 1 backbone
- Meet European data residency requirements with infrastructure and control planes located entirely outside the US
- Designed to support compliance requirements on infrastructure purpose-built for regulated workloads
- Manage AWS, Azure and VDC environments through a unified API and UI-driven control plane
- Securely connect directly to leading cloud providers through Cloud Connect — bypassing the public internet entirely
What Hybrid Cloud delivers
Network-native performance — not public internet dependency
Cloud performance is only as good as the network carrying the traffic. GTT eliminates that dependency
by anchoring Hybrid Cloud directly to its global Tier 1 backbone.
Without GTT
- Cloud traffic routes over the public internet, exposing workloads to congestion and variable latency
- High-performance applications degrade unpredictably when shared infrastructure experiences load spikes
- No SLA coverage for performance between cloud environments and end users
- Latency adds up across multiple public internet hops
With GTT
- All cloud traffic rides GTT’s secure, global Tier 1 backbone
- Lower latency than public cloud alternatives, purpose-suited for latency-sensitive application workloads
- Network performance backed by SLAs covering availability, packet loss and latency by region
- Eliminate unnecessary internet routing
Results
Applications that demand low latency perform reliably because the network delivering them is private and purpose-built, not shared and variable
Transparent cost structure
Moving data between availability zones, to and from public internet endpoints, or across regions triggers
charges that compound at scale. Most enterprises discover the true cost only after commitments have
been made and workloads migrated.
Without GTT
- Data transfer between availability zones and regions incurs per-GB charges that scale unexpectedly
- Distributed architectures designed for resilience carry an implicit egress cost penalty
- Cost modeling for cloud workloads is difficult when data movement charges are unpredictable
- High-volume workloads face disproportionate egress costs that offset cloud infrastructure savings
With GTT
- Data transfer between GTT VDC zones is included at no additional cost
- Resilient multi-zone architectures do not incur cost penalties for the data movement they require
- Predictable pricing enables accurate cost modeling for cloud workloads at any scale
- High-volume and data-intensive workloads benefit from the same cost structure as smaller deployments
Results
Cloud infrastructure costs become predictable and proportional to what you consume. Gain control over your IT operations and the costs tied to them
Built-in data sovereignty and compliance
Data protection regulations impose real obligations on where data is stored and what legal jurisdiction
governs access requests. Standard hyperscaler deployments route control plane traffic through US-based
infrastructure by default, creating compliance exposure that legal and compliance teams cannot ignore.
Without GTT
- Hyperscaler control planes based in the US expose data to US regulatory jurisdiction
- Meeting GDPR and national data residency requirements requires complex workarounds with uncertain compliance standing
- PCI-DSS compliance on public cloud infrastructure demands extensive supplementary configuration and audit effort
- Data governance gaps emerge when workloads span multiple cloud environments with inconsistent policy enforcement
With GTT
- GTT is among a small number of providers offering data residency entirely outside the US
- European infrastructure locations provide GDPR-compliant data residency with clear legal jurisdiction boundaries
- Managed Hybrid Cloud infrastructure is built and audited to PCI-DSS standards, reducing compliance configuration burden
- Unified policy and access controls span AWS, Azure and VDC through a single management layer
Results
Compliance teams gain a defensible, auditable foundation rather than a patchwork of hyperscaler configuration options
Multi-cloud integration without multi-platform complexity
Enterprises rarely use a single cloud provider but managing them all creates operational fragmentation
and visibility gaps that security teams spend weeks trying to close. GTT’s hybrid architecture treats
these environments as a single integrated fabric.
Without GTT
- Every environment has separate management consoles with no unified visibility
- Security policies must be configured and maintained separately on each platform
- Incidents that span multiple cloud environments require correlation across disconnected logging and monitoring systems
- Migration and workload movement between platforms requires manual reconfiguration of networking and security controls
With GTT
- Fully automated API and UI-driven management spans AWS, Azure and GTT VDC through a single control plane
- Security policies and access controls are defined once and enforced consistently across all environments
- Workload migration and orchestration is managed as part of the service, with GTT’s team handling cross-platform complexity
Results
Security posture is consistent across the entire estate, and incident response no longer requires manual correlation of disconnected data sources
Global VDC footprint designed for multinational enterprises
Cloud proximity matters. GTT’s VDC network spans 15 locations across Europe, North America
and Asia-Pacific, giving multinational enterprises the geographic distribution to serve users with
low latency wherever they operate.
Without GTT
- Limited VDC location options force workloads into regions that are geographically distant from key user populations
- Serving users across multiple continents requires separate provider relationships per region
- Data residency in specific European countries is difficult without a provider with in-country infrastructure
- Global expansion requires significant lead time to stand up cloud infrastructure in new regions
With GTT
- 15 VDC locations span Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific for workload placement close to any major user base
- Single provider relationship covers the entire global footprint with consistent SLAs and support
- Specific European city locations (Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Zurich) satisfy national data residency requirements
- New regions join the existing managed service framework
Results
Multinational enterprises can place workloads where performance and compliance requirements demand, backed by a provider relationship that spans the entire footprint
Global Virtual Data Center locations
GTT’s VDC network spans 15 strategic locations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, providing the geographic coverage multinational enterprises need for low-latency cloud delivery and regional data residency compliance.
All VDC locations are interconnected through GTT’s global Tier 1 backbone with free inter-zone data transfer and consistent SLA coverage. Each location supports direct connectivity to AWS and Microsoft Azure through Cloud Connect.
| Amsterdam | Berlin | Frankfurt |
| Geneva | Hong Kong | Istanbul |
| London | Madrid | Milan |
| New York | Paris | Singapore |
| Slough | Stockholm | Zurich |
How it works
Hybrid Cloud is not a managed hyperscaler resell. It is a network-native cloud platform that integrates
private and public cloud environments through GTT’s own global infrastructure. The result is a tightly
coupled hybrid architecture with end-to-end support from a single provider.
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Design and architecture
Our cloud architects begin by assessing your current workload landscape, compliance obligations, latency requirements and growth trajectory. We design a hybrid architecture that places each workload in the optimal environment with secure network paths and data residency configurations aligned to your specific requirements. Migration planning is included for organizations moving from on-premises or existing cloud deployments.
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Deployment and migration
GTT manages the full deployment lifecycle. Our Professional Services team coordinates with your IT and compliance stakeholders at every stage, using milestone-based governance to maintain schedule and scope control. Security baselines and compliance configurations are validated before production go-live.
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Management and optimization
Your hybrid cloud environment is managed through GTT’s unified platform with 24/7 support coverage. GTT’s infrastructure team handles capacity management, security patching, performance optimization and fault resolution. Regular reviews assess workload placement and evolving compliance requirements to ensure the architecture continues to serve your business as it grows.
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Managed Hybrid Cloud turns your cloud infrastructure from a compromise into a competitive advantage