⁣A hybrid cloud infrastructure that combines local data storage with all the benefits of public cloud is a cost-effective solution for companies and institutions that cannot trust their sensitive data to the cloud. The solution also offers the advantage of enabling the modernization of existing on-premises data centers and the expansion of IT capacity with minimum investment.

⁣How can sensitive data be stored in the cloud?

⁣Government and public administration institutions, healthcare - a significant part of the Hungarian corporate and institutional sector is cut off from flexible, secure and cost-effective cloud solutions by the Electronic Information Security Act. These bodies are only allowed to store their sensitive data in "electronic information systems operated and hosted in Hungary".
However, there exists a ⁣multi-platform solution that can deliver the efficiency and cost benefits of using the public cloud without the need for the types of data defined in the legislation to leave the country⁣. This is the Magyar Telekom Azure Stack Hub, Hungary's first hybrid cloud solution with data storage within the country borders.

⁣Your own data centre - supreme security

⁣In addition to the broadest cloud portfolio in the domestic arena, Magyar Telekom also operates its own domestic data center. This enables data center backed applications to run on desktop and mobile devices using different operating systems without separate coding. Since data remains physically close at hand, fast response and uninterrupted access are guaranteed, while the required data storage capacity can be expanded or contracted as needed. The data center also offers an outstanding level of cyber security protection.

⁣Sensitive data safe at home too

⁣The hybrid cloud also allows local data centers to be upgraded and IT capacity to be expanded with minimum investment - all at the expense of operating costs. ⁣In its cloud services, Magyar Telekom is able to combine the benefits offered by large service providers with geolocation and security requirements. This can also benefit domestic companies that currently use cloud services from a foreign provider but would like to "bring their data home".
The benefits of the hybrid cloud platform will become even more widely available with customized enterprise database services developed by Magyar Telekom and available on the Azure Stack Hub platform. Its users can even request cloud maturity testing from Magyar Telekom. If required, the company, which also shape the industry trends, can help you select projects for migration, plan and implement cloud projects, optimize costs and evaluate the experience before launching further cloud projects. 

In three years' time, one in three forints spent on IT will be expended on some kind of cloud solution in the Hungarian market, which could grow at 15% a year in the period ahead, close to its annual growth rate of over 20% measured during the pandemic.

Benefits of the cloud

⁣The benefits range from reduced operational costs, through savings in physical space and investment costs, or location-independent access and a high level of IT protection against unauthorized access and intrusion, to higher application reliability and improved availability, but rapid deployment can also be included here.