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Date Published
Author
Erik Veld
Word count
1471
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The concept of cloud bursting, which was initially touted as a way to expand on-premise data center capacity with the elasticity of the cloud, has proven to be complex and challenging to implement due to networking complexities and security implications. However, in today's scenario where internet usage is increasing significantly, particularly in streaming platforms and video conferencing tools, companies still need to scale up their capacity to handle sudden spikes in load. Cloud bursting can provide a solution for these organizations that are not yet geared towards cloud computing, offering a more efficient use of resources than building out hardware or migrating to the cloud immediately. The proposed setup uses service mesh products like Consul and Nomad to securely connect on-premise and cloud environments at scale, allowing for dynamic routing of traffic between applications in different data centers.