Infographic Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud

Is your organization considering cloud integration? View this infographic to determine whether private cloud vs. public cloud is best for your company.

Accessibility note: The infographic is translated below the graphic.

By Amanda Best / 20 Jan 2017 / Topics: Hybrid cloud Cloud

Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud

Does your business need complete control over highly confidential information such as:

Financial Data
Classified government communications
Medical records

Control and Security: You have immediate access and control over your data.
Long-term spend: You will pay about half what you would in the cloud.

Lag time: Purchasing isn’t always quick, which can cause project delay. The traditional procurement process can include:
- Research and development
- Requests for fund allocation
- Vendor approvals
- Negotiations
Running a data center could cost $10–$25 million annually. Forrester finds it’s often more realistic for most companies to lease data center space than build their own.
Initial investment & maintenance costs: Data center expenses begin with:
- Servers and equipment
- Physical space
- Power consumption — In 2013, U.S. data centers used $9 billion worth of electricity, and that’s forecasted to be $13.7 billion in 2020

If so, you need an on premise data center or private cloud.

Advantages

Challenges

Are you a growing business in need of:

Something easy to start
An affordable system to start and manage
An option that will grow with your business

Agility: Decision-makers can respond to opportunities quickly to fuel innovative ideas.
Cloud services can be purchased almost immediately with less corporate red tape.
Inexpensive startup: A lot less upfront budget is required, making it a more affordable option for many businesses.
Disaster recovery: If something happens to your physical office site, your cloud provider has your backup and operations online.

Security and control: Many businesses are skeptical about loading and storing sensitive information in the cloud. Not having total control over your data can make businesses apprehensive as well. To help decide if your cloud provider is secure, ask about:
- Audit trail processes
- Encryption policies
- Where servers and data physically reside
- Access controls
- Service Level Agreement (SLA) uptime
- What security compliance standards have been met
Spend: It’s cheap to start, but consider your long-term investment.
- Forbes says long-term cloud fees add up to 2x the investment and management of an onsite data center

if so, you’ll want an all-cloud solution.

Advantages

Challenges

Do you need a combination of the first two options?

On-premise data center or private cloud.
All-cloud solution.

To learn how to the get the best of both worlds with the cloud, and an on-premise data center, check out our whitepaper, 7 Best Practices for the Hybrid Cloud Journey. Or contact a specialist

if so, you’ll want an all-cloud solution.

This usually includes a mixture of subscription-based software solutions for work applications and an on-premise data center for sensitive client, patient or organization information.

Infographic Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud

Is your organization considering cloud integration? View this infographic to determine whether private cloud vs. public cloud is best for your company.

Get the best of both worlds with the cloud, and an on-premise data center. Learn more in the whitepaper

Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud

Does your business need complete control over highly confidential information such as:

If so, you need an on premise data center or private cloud.

Advantages

Challenges

Are you a growing business in need of:

if so, you’ll want an all-cloud solution.

Advantages

Challenges

Do you need a combination of the first two options?

if so, you’ll want an all-cloud solution.

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