: Organizations only pay for public cloud resources when they are actively being used during a peak.

Cloud bursting functions as a safety valve for IT infrastructure. When local or private cloud resources reach a specific threshold—often 70-80% capacity—automated orchestration tools redirect excess workloads to a public cloud provider like Microsoft Azure or AWS . This process relies on:

: It prevents site crashes and slow processing times during seasonal traffic spikes, such as Black Friday for e-commerce.