The essentials
- François Jeanne, writing on IT for Business on 3 November 2026, argues that moving to public cloud alone is no longer enough: teams must balance hyperscaler innovation, strategic data, regulatory constraints, and cost control.
- The “Cloud hybride 2026” series frames a shift from “cloud first” to “cloud smart”, presenting hybrid as a more balanced answer to conflicting demands.
- After roughly fifteen years of public-heavy “move-to-cloud”, Jeanne notes that many organisations are stepping back from an all-public doctrine — not necessarily a full reversal.
- Early migration caution often avoided putting everything with one vendor; hybrid extends that logic rather than being a passing fad.
- For a business leader, the point is not a slogan but clarity on which data stays under direct control, what may sit in public cloud, and who watches the bill.
Every quarter, the same scene plays out in leadership meetings: the cloud bill moved again, a client asks where quotes or designs are stored, and your IT lead — or your MSP — says they still need recent services from major public providers to keep pace. You were told that “moving everything” would simplify life. In practice, you juggle innovation, sensitive data, and budget. That is not personal failure: it is the problem a large slice of the market is discussing right now.
When public-only no longer fits
In part one of the “Cloud hybride 2026” series, published on 3 November 2026 on IT for Business, François Jeanne starts from a plain observation: migration to public cloud alone no longer meets enterprise needs on its own. IT leaders try to reconcile several priorities: access to hyperscaler innovation, keeping strategic data, meeting regulatory constraints, and controlling costs. The series describes a move from “cloud first” to “cloud smart”, where hybrid is not a shameful compromise but a way to hold conflicting requirements together.
Lessons learned, not a fad
Jeanne recalls that after roughly fifteen years of public-heavy “move-to-cloud”, many organisations are moving away from that doctrinal stance. That is not necessarily a return to yesterday’s datacentre: it is an admission that needs are multiple, sometimes contradictory, and that a single strategy struggles to cover everything. He also notes that early migrations often avoided putting all eggs in one basket out of caution — hybrid continues that thread as the outcome of reflection, not a quarterly buzzword.
For an SMB, the translation is practical. You might host email or a collaboration tool with a public provider while keeping accounting, product plans, or a line-of-business ERP on hosting you understand — private, with a European operator, or on a qualified cloud if your sector requires it. The trap is not mixing environments: it is stacking them without a map, without knowing who pays for what or who can shut a service on a Friday evening.
Three questions before the next decision
- Data: which datasets might a client, insurer, or partner ask you to locate or protect differently?
- Spend: which line items on the cloud bill come from forgotten tests, oversizing, or services switched on “just to try”?
- Lock-in: if the main vendor changes pricing or terms, what can you move in weeks — and what traps you?
The series’ editorial framing also flags reversibility, cybersecurity, and skills as ongoing work for IT teams — useful reminders even when IT is outsourced, because your processes remain at stake.
If you are preparing a hosting renewal or migration this year, we can walk through that split before you sign.
Sources
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