Cloud bursting in a hybrid cloud environment refers to the practice of extending an organization's on-premises infrastructure to the public cloud during periods of peak demand or when local resources reach their capacity limits. In this approach, workloads that exceed the capacity of the on-premises systems are temporarily offloaded to the cloud to ensure continuous performance without over-provisioning local infrastructure. This can be achieved through automated scaling or using cloud-based services that seamlessly integrate with on-prem resources. Cloud bursting is considered a cost-effective strategy because it allows organizations to pay only for additional cloud resources used during peak times, avoiding the need for costly investments in extra on-premises infrastructure that would remain underutilized during normal periods. By leveraging the elasticity of the cloud, businesses can maintain operational efficiency, scale resources dynamically, and reduce infrastructure costs while handling unpredictable workload spikes.