Modern applications and hybrid cloud are buzzwords in the database community that complement each other for digital transformation. Modern apps, consisting of microservices, offer five foundational attributes (CARDS) and benefit from the organizational agility, security focus, and lean efficiency provided by a hybrid cloud environment. Hybrid cloud supports dynamic needs of modern applications and enables agility in enterprise operations. The combination of modern apps, hybrid cloud, and an active everywhere database accelerates time to market for modern applications while addressing potential data management challenges.