Joining private and public clouds into one connected setup, so that, say, regulated data stays private while extra demand bursts out to public capacity. Multicloud is a different idea.
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Terms in this definition
- Capacity
A reserved block of compute for a tenant whose size is fixed by its SKU; Fabric F SKUs express it in capacity units (CUs). Workspaces assigned to it unlock features like Copilot, and from F64 upwards people with free licences can view Power BI content.
- Multicloud
Simultaneous use of several public cloud providers, each run as a separate environment. Hybrid cloud is a different model.
Related terms
- Cloud model
Classification of cloud environments by where resources run and who has access to them. Public, private and hybrid cloud are the usual models, with multicloud as a further option.