====== Hybrid Environment ====== [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] ===== Discussion ===== A Hybrid Environment combines two or more distinct operating environments that exchange information, services, workloads, artifacts, or operational control through defined interfaces and processes. The participating environments may include cloud, on-premises, connected, disconnected, air-gapped, development, test, production, or recovery environments. A Hybrid Environment preserves relevant differences among its participating environments while coordinating them as part of a broader operational arrangement. The hybrid model may distribute build, compliance, storage, deployment, monitoring, or operational activities among environments with different ownership, connectivity, assurance, or regulatory characteristics. ===== Definition ===== //operational arrangement that combines two or more distinct environments through defined exchanges of information, services, workloads, artifacts, or operational control// ===== Source ===== Generalized from cloud computing, enterprise architecture, distributed operations, and systems-integration usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model. ===== Note ===== A Hybrid Environment does not require continuous connectivity among all participating environments. Controlled transfer processes may connect a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:connected_environment|Connected Environment]] with a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:disconnected_environment|Disconnected Environment]] or [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:air-gapped_environment|Air-Gapped Environment]]. The term describes the combined operational arrangement rather than any single participating environment. ===== Example ===== An organization builds and scans hardened machine images in a connected cloud environment, transfers approved bundles across an Air Gap, and deploys the images inside an on-premises enclave. Together, the connected and disconnected environments form a Hybrid Environment. ---- © 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.