text: **2.2.3 Virtual machines and containers in a hybrid multicloud architecture**
  
  *Hybrid multicloud*is a cloud environment that combines a private cloud and public clouds 
  that allows applications and data to be shared between them. A*multicloud*refers to an 
  environment that is made of up of more than one cloud provider (or vendor). Hybrid is an 
  environment that combines a private cloud and a public cloud that allows applications to take 
  advantage of the resources on either cloud. Therefore, hybrid multicloud combines a private 
  cloud, a public cloud, and more than one cloud service from more than one cloud vendor. 
  
  IBM Power Systems customers use a simplified deployment of enterprise resources by using 
  various virtual machines (LPARs). Enterprises worldwide are exploring container technology 
  and developing plans for how to integrate them into their enterprise. They want to start to 
  deploy, manage, and operate containerized applications smoothly by integrating them into 
  virtual machines. 