As an enabling framework to deliver computing as a service rather than a product, hybrid IT provides software and information as a utility over a network spanning enterprises and internet.

"Hybrid IT and enterprise transformation to IT-as-a-service is a challenging task because clients have to change the way they think and approach its architecture, which is service oriented. The offering involves service management, governance and compliance, avoiding vendor or technology lock-ins and integrating best of breed technology environment," Microland chief innovation officer M.S. Rangaraj noted.

Technology and market research firm Forrester estimated that the public cloud services market would grow 18 percent this year to $153 billion and projected a similar growth (18 percent) for the virtual private cloud market to $66 billion from $7.5 billion in 2011 and for the private cloud market to $16 billion from $7.8 billion in 2011.

"Enterprises are realising the value proposition of hybrid IT services, as evident from their spending on them, accounting for over 10 percent of their annual IT budgets on cloud services," Kar added.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has estimated that by 2020, one-third of the IT industry revenues would come from managed services and India would have a 45 percent share in the global market for remote infrastructure management.

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