Data center services provider QTS Realty Trust (QTS) has added hybrid connectivity features to its Enterprise Cloud service.

QTS Hybrid Network Connectivity provides high-performance networking options that allow customers to integrate seamlessly with a variety of IT architectures, according to the company.

“Connectivity continues to be a key component in our customers’ business strategy, and by utilizing QTS Hybrid Network Connectivity, enterprises can easily manage their public and private cloud as a single environment, creating higher performance at a lower cost,” Jim Reinhart, chief operating officer for QTS’s development and operations, said in a prepared statement.

QTS said its hybrid network connectivity solutions provide:

“Our strategy for the QTS Enterprise Cloud has always been to make it scalable and cost-efficient for our customers, whose information technology needs and environments can change very quickly,” Reinhart added. “Our suite of connectivity products enable our customers to connect their hybrid environment through our secure and high-performing portfolio in order to move workloads and applications efficiently.”

Why do enterprises want hybrid cloud solutions?

Recent data indicates enterprises are becoming more interested in hybrid cloud solutions.

RightScale‘s 2014 State of the Cloud Report of 1,068 IT professionals showed 74 percent of enterprise respondents said they have a multi-cloud strategy, and 48 percent said they are planning for hybrid clouds.

The report also revealed 15 percent of enterprises expect to use multiple public clouds, and 11 percent are planning for multiple private clouds.

RightScale CEO Michael Crandell pointed out hybrid cloud solutions could help enterprises overcome various IT challenges, and as a result, optimize their return on investment (ROI).

“Large enterprises are complex and understandably deliberate in cloud adoption, yet with increased adoption, they continue to unlock more value,” he said in a prepared statement.

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