In last few years cloud computing has broken the buzzword cocoon and become mainstream. Discussing advantages of cloud computing has become passé. Today the question is which type of cloud you should be embracing to reduce cost and improve application reliability.
The main criteria to decide cloud of choice are cost, security, technology upgrade, scalability and nature of industry. Irrespective of phase of your web application or SaaS product in PLC these five factors commands the final decision.
The cost of public cloud is far affordable than owning and running your own cloud infrastructure. Public cloud enjoys scale of economy and the savings are passed on to end users. Having dedicated IT team to manage your private cloud is costly. The public cloud providers have battery of skilled professionals who looks after infrastructure round the clock. Achieving similar support for private cloud is difficult. Also, if your application demands certain compliances such as PCI and HIPPA to be followed then in that case the cost would be too high for private cloud.
The public cloud professionals are constantly busting the efforts of ill-intentioned attacks on the infrastructures. When you have your end customers relying on your web application for their work you can compromise the security aspect. Private cloud may not have wall of seasoned security soldiers in place.
Public cloud are constantly upgrading their infrastructure of offer advanced and better technologies to their customers. It is costly and time consuming for private cloud to upgrade infrastructure to leverage advantages offered by newer technologies. Public cloud infrastructure is spread across the world offering you uptime in case if connectivity gets disrupted in one part of the world. Public cloud also offers real scalability as it has numerous servers charging the complete infrastructure setup which is very important as you don’t know when your SaaS product is going to experience the spike.
If your industry is highly regulated and has restrictions in terms of data storage location and ownership then public cloud is not an option. Apart from it, cloud computing is a viable solution. However, it is better to have an opinion from the expert before finalizing the platform of choice. So if you are considering hosting your application or SaaS product on cloud then our cloud experts and help you find the right solution.
