### Contents - [**Articles**](#resources-articles) - [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms) - [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions) - [**Reports**](#resources-reports) # Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Resources ##### Articles, Glossary Terms, Discussions, and Reports to expand your knowledge on Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Resource pages are designed to give you a cross-section of information we have on specific categories. You'll find [articles](#resources-articles) from our experts, [feature definitions](#resources-glossary_terms), [discussions](#resources-discussions) from users like you, and [reports](#resources-reports) from industry data. [ContentsExpand/Collapse Contents](#) - [**Articles**](#resources-articles) - [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms) - [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions) - [**Reports**](#resources-reports) ## Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Articles [![What is a VR Classroom? Explanation and Top Software in 2025](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_FI528_Learn_Article_Images_%5BVR_Classroom%5D_V1b.png "What is a VR Classroom? Explanation and Top Software in 2025")](https://www.g2.com/articles/vr-classroom) [ ### What is a VR Classroom? Explanation and Top Software in 2025 ](https://www.g2.com/articles/vr-classroom) I remember the sudden wave of euphoria that took over my classroom when the professor broke the monotony of classroom teaching with outdoor play. [ ![Shreya Mattoo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shreya Mattoo") SM ](https://learn.g2.com/author/shreya-mattoo) by Shreya Mattoo [![25+ Hybrid Cloud Storage Statistics To Know Before You Adopt One](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/_learn-hybrid-cloud-storage-statistics@2x.png "25+ Hybrid Cloud Storage Statistics To Know Before You Adopt One")](https://www.g2.com/articles/hybrid-cloud-storage-statistics) [ ### 25+ Hybrid Cloud Storage Statistics To Know Before You Adopt One ](https://www.g2.com/articles/hybrid-cloud-storage-statistics) Ever since cloud storage emerged as an easier alternative to on-premise infrastructure, businesses have had major doubts: Should they go for public cloud storage or private?  How can they connect their on-premise infrastructure with the cloud if they need to? However, the debate is no longer there.  [ ![Rajendra Roul](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rajendra Roul") RR ](https://learn.g2.com/author/rajendra-roul) by Rajendra Roul ## Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Glossary Terms [![Scalability](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI028_Scalability_V1a.png "Scalability")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/scalability) [Scalability](https://www.g2.com/glossary/scalability) Scalability is a characteristic that describes the ability of an organization, system, process, or software to manage an increase or decrease in the amount of work. Learn more about scalability, its principles, and its key benefits. by Amal Joby [![Cloud File Storage](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI808_Glossary_Article_Images-%5Bcloud_file_storage%5D_V1a.png "Cloud File Storage")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/cloud-file-storage-definition) [Cloud File Storage](https://www.g2.com/glossary/cloud-file-storage-definition) Cloud file storage provides a shared file system to store data on the cloud, making it easily accessible for users. Learn about its types and benefits. by Sagar Joshi [![Digital Transformation](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI756_Glossary_Article_Images-%5Bdigital_transformation%5D_V1a.png "Digital Transformation")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/digital-transformation-definition) [Digital Transformation](https://www.g2.com/glossary/digital-transformation-definition) Digital transformation modernizes an organization’s products and processes with new digital technologies. Learn more about its types and the process. by Sagar Joshi [![Local Backup](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI645_Glossary_Article_Images-%5Blocal_backup%5D_V1b.png "Local Backup")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/local-backup-definition) [Local Backup](https://www.g2.com/glossary/local-backup-definition) Local backups are copies of information stored on physical hardware separate from the original device. Learn the types, benefits, and best practices. by Holly Landis [![Cloud Backup](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI600_Glossary_Article_Images_%5Bcloud_backup%5D_V1a.png "Cloud Backup")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/cloud-backup-definition) [Cloud Backup](https://www.g2.com/glossary/cloud-backup-definition) Cloud backups are online replications of data held in remote or cloud-based servers. Learn more about using cloud backups to protect business data. by Holly Landis [![Hybrid Cloud](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI585_Glossary_Article_Images_%5BHybrid_Cloud%5D_V1a.png "Hybrid Cloud")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/hybrid-cloud-definition) [Hybrid Cloud](https://www.g2.com/glossary/hybrid-cloud-definition) A hybrid cloud uses computing resources, storage, and services of differing environments like public and private clouds. Learn more about its benefits. by Sagar Joshi [![Data Security](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI017_Data_security_V1b.png "Data Security")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/data-security-definition) [Data Security](https://www.g2.com/glossary/data-security-definition) Data security is the practice of protecting data from unauthorized parties. Learn more about data security strategies and best practices to prevent data breaches, and find helpful information on creating a data security policy. by Sagar Joshi ## Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Discussions 0 [What hybrid cloud storage platforms are best for a dev team that needs fast backup and disaster recovery so they can recover quickly if something goes wrong in production?](/discussions/what-hybrid-cloud-storage-platforms-are-best-for-a-dev-team-that-needs-fast-backup-and-disaster-recovery-so-they-can-recover-quickly-if-something-goes-wrong-in-production) Hey G2 software reviewers, researchers, and anyone who has lived through a bad production day. Something breaks, and the only question that matters is how fast you get your data back. I'm looking at hybrid cloud storage platforms for exactly that: fast backup and disaster recovery for a dev team. From the[](https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions)[hybrid cloud storage solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions) list, three names keep coming up: - [**Nasuni**](https://www.g2.com/products/nasuni/reviews) saves a version of every file as it changes, so recovery means pointing back to a clean moment and moving on. Reviewers rate it near the top of this category for business continuity. It's built for file data though, not databases. - [**NetApp ONTAP**](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-ontap-data-management-software/reviews) takes constant point-in-time copies and keeps a synced replica somewhere else, so restores are quick. The trade-off is that it takes real expertise to run. - [**AWS Storage Gateway**](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-storage-gateway/reviews) continuously backs up your on-prem data into AWS, and in a true disaster you can bring things back up in the cloud itself. Reviewer satisfaction is more mixed here, and recovery speed depends on how well you've set up the AWS side. For anyone who has actually had to recover, not just test it: how long did it really take, and did the tool keep its promise? From G2 reviews, Nasuni keeps its recovery promise most consistently in practice. G2 reviewers who have recovered from actual incidents (not just tests) describe pointing back to a clean version and restoring in minutes for file data, with the caveat that anything database-heavy needs a separate solution. AWS Storage Gateway is where the gap between tested and real recovery shows up most, with reviewers noting that actual recovery time depends heavily on how the AWS side was configured beforehand, making it reliable for teams that have rehearsed it. Answered: Darshayita Thakur on July 19, 2026 [Your answer](/discussions/what-hybrid-cloud-storage-platforms-are-best-for-a-dev-team-that-needs-fast-backup-and-disaster-recovery-so-they-can-recover-quickly-if-something-goes-wrong-in-production/comments/new?remote=true) 0 [What hybrid cloud storage platforms are best for a dev team that needs fast backup and disaster recovery so they can recover quickly if something goes wrong in production?](/discussions/what-hybrid-cloud-storage-platforms-are-best-for-a-dev-team-that-needs-fast-backup-and-disaster-recovery-so-they-can-recover-quickly-if-something-goes-wrong-in-production) Hey G2 software reviewers, researchers, and anyone who has lived through a bad production day. Something breaks, and the only question that matters is how fast you get your data back. I'm looking at hybrid cloud storage platforms for exactly that: fast backup and disaster recovery for a dev team. From the[](https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions)[hybrid cloud storage solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions) list, three names keep coming up: - [**Nasuni**](https://www.g2.com/products/nasuni/reviews) saves a version of every file as it changes, so recovery means pointing back to a clean moment and moving on. Reviewers rate it near the top of this category for business continuity. It's built for file data though, not databases. - [**NetApp ONTAP**](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-ontap-data-management-software/reviews) takes constant point-in-time copies and keeps a synced replica somewhere else, so restores are quick. The trade-off is that it takes real expertise to run. - [**AWS Storage Gateway**](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-storage-gateway/reviews) continuously backs up your on-prem data into AWS, and in a true disaster you can bring things back up in the cloud itself. Reviewer satisfaction is more mixed here, and recovery speed depends on how well you've set up the AWS side. For anyone who has actually had to recover, not just test it: how long did it really take, and did the tool keep its promise? From G2 reviews, Nasuni keeps its recovery promise most consistently in practice. G2 reviewers who have recovered from actual incidents (not just tests) describe pointing back to a clean version and restoring in minutes for file data, with the caveat that anything database-heavy needs a separate solution. AWS Storage Gateway is where the gap between tested and real recovery shows up most, with reviewers noting that actual recovery time depends heavily on how the AWS side was configured beforehand, making it reliable for teams that have rehearsed it. Answered: Darshayita Thakur on July 19, 2026 [Your answer](/discussions/what-hybrid-cloud-storage-platforms-are-best-for-a-dev-team-that-needs-fast-backup-and-disaster-recovery-so-they-can-recover-quickly-if-something-goes-wrong-in-production/comments/new?remote=true) 0 [Which hybrid cloud storage providers give the most seamless integration with an existing on-prem SAN so a company can extend storage capacity to the cloud without replacing its current infrastructure?](/discussions/which-hybrid-cloud-storage-providers-give-the-most-seamless-integration-with-an-existing-on-prem-san-so-a-company-can-extend-storage-capacity-to-the-cloud-without-replacing-its-current-infrastructure) For the cloud storage infrastructure reviewers on G2 who have worked on bolting cloud capacity onto an existing SAN: which hybrid cloud storage providers give the most seamless integration with an existing on-prem SAN so a company can extend storage capacity to the cloud without replacing its current infrastructure? I want to start a discussion on this, because nobody wants to rip out working infrastructure just to get more headroom. I've been reading through the[](https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions)[hybrid cloud storage solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions) category and three routes stand out, each with a different answer: - [**AWS Storage Gateway**](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-storage-gateway/reviews) is the vendor-neutral route: a virtual appliance that sits beside your SAN, presents iSCSI volumes to your servers, keeps hot data cached locally, and pushes the rest to S3. My question: how did cache sizing hold up once production traffic hit it? - [**NetApp ONTAP**](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-ontap-data-management-software/reviews) is the route if your existing arrays are already NetApp: tiering cold data to cloud object storage is built into the array itself, no extra box. For those running it: how transparent is the recall, really, when someone suddenly needs data that's been tiered away? - [**CTERA**](https://www.g2.com/products/ctera/reviews) works at the file level rather than block, so it's less a SAN extension and more a way to move your file shares to a cached edge appliance backed by cloud object storage. If that's the part of your estate that's actually full: did it let you retire file servers, or just add another layer? One honest flag: **Azure StorSimple** still appears in this category's data, but Microsoft retired it at the end of 2022, so I wouldn't start there. Which route did I get wrong, and what's missing that should be on this list? From G2 reviews, NetApp ONTAP gives the most seamless integration when the existing SAN is already NetApp. G2 reviewers describe cold data tiering as genuinely transparent in most cases, with recalls being the weak point when large volumes of tiered data get requested simultaneously, causing noticeable latency. The missing name on this list is Pure Storage with Cloud Block Store, which reviewers running non-NetApp SANs cite as the closest equivalent for extending block storage capacity to the cloud without replacing existing arrays. Answered: Darshayita Thakur on July 19, 2026 [Your answer](/discussions/which-hybrid-cloud-storage-providers-give-the-most-seamless-integration-with-an-existing-on-prem-san-so-a-company-can-extend-storage-capacity-to-the-cloud-without-replacing-its-current-infrastructure/comments/new?remote=true) - [‹ Prev‹ Prev](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=2) - [1](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources) - [2](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=2) - 3 - [4](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=4) - [5](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=5) - [6](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=6) - [7](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=7) - [8](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=8) - [9](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=9) - [Next ›Next ›](/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions/resources?discussions_page=4) ## Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Reports Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Summer 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Enterprise Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Summer 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Small-Business Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Summer 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Momentum Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Summer 2026 G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report Small-Business Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Spring 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Momentum Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Spring 2026 G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report Enterprise Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Spring 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Spring 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Winter 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report Enterprise Grid® Report for Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Winter 2026 G2 Report: Grid® Report