Cloud Bursting is a hybrid cloud technique that allows an application to run on a private or on-premises infrastructure under normal conditions and temporarily use public cloud resources when demand exceeds available capacity. The additional cloud resources handle workload spikes without requiring permanent investment in extra local servers.
This approach is useful for workloads with unpredictable or seasonal demand, such as online sales events, financial processing, or large-scale data analysis. It requires compatible application architecture, network connectivity, security controls, and workload management so that processing can shift between environments when capacity is needed.
