Enterprises are increasingly challenged by more complex challenges to stay competitive. Part of this complexity is driven by the need to move at a faster pace in keeping with changes in customer needs, regulations, shifts in the competitive landscape and the perennial challenge of budget constraints. To help address these challenges, companies are increasingly leveraging the power of hybrid cloud services to ensure continuous operations and obtain access to innovation. This IDC white paper examines and highlights key enterprise needs and requirements in utilizing hybrid cloud services, which spans both the transformation to the cloud and continuous management of cloud environments (both public and private) as well as critical challenges in utilizing these services.