CIOs are most likely not considering moving to a cloud because of the contradictory information about this technology. Why moving to the cloud is a good idea? What benefits can you get from cloud technology? Are the concerns justified? Let's explore these issues. Perhaps, if they see the advantages the cloud suggests, CIOs and other stakeholders might be more motivated to make the necessary changes.
Why move to the cloud?
Cloud technology can cover a major part of the organization's IT needs. Let's consider how clouds differ from physical infrastructure:
1. Quick scalability. If the actual capacity utilization of the physical infrastructure is less than planned, then some of the resources will be idle. This is not efficient, but there's nothing you can do about it because you can't just "cut off" the extra capacity. And vice versa if the company grows and needs new capacities, you will have to buy more equipment. This is not only expensive but also can last for months. Cloud solutions allow you to pay only for the resources you consume and scale your IT up or down whenever you want to.
2. Availability and uptime. No one is protected from a physical server crash, and it may take an indefinite amount of time to restore operation. All this is potentially causing downtime. If some equipment fails, the process may take days or even weeks. Cloud solutions eliminate these problems. All systems are duplicated, so in case of failure, you simply switch to a working one.
3. New opportunities. Moving to the cloud provides access to enterprise-class hardware and software. This opens up new opportunities for development, innovative technologies, as well as accelerates processes. Any tasks from management, even those requiring new equipment or expertise, can be solved with the help of the cloud.
4. Increasing the organization's overall productivity. When migrating to a cloud platform, most of the infrastructure maintenance work is handled by the provider. Accordingly, your IT staff will have more time and resources to dedicate to strategic tech planning.
5. Shared responsibility. Physical infrastructure implies that any emergencies and downtime are the responsibility of the company's IT specialists. Even if they are caused by external factors. The cloud provider, in turn, takes full responsibility (including financial responsibility) for downtime.
Why your data is safer in the cloud than in on-premises
For some companies, moving to the cloud is associated with concerns about data security. Having physical equipment on the organization's premises seems more reliable. However, if you dig into the details, the situation is the opposite. Why is this so?
- Access to equipment. With the traditional approach, a wide range of personnel, and even outsiders, can easily gain access to physical equipment. Providing the proper level of protection is either technically impossible or expensive for the company. Cloud service providers' datacenters have multiple defenses in place to keep customers' assets secure: strict access control, surveillance cameras, and other security systems, which completely exclude the penetration of unauthorized persons.
- Physical security of servers. Server room fire safety is another major expense item often neglected by companies. Because of an emergency, all equipment and data on it may be lost. Data centers housing the equipment of cloud providers are designed to reduce the risk of fire, equipment and utilities are constantly checked, and if a fire does occur, automatic fire extinguishing systems can quickly deal with it.
- Data security. The cloud provider is responsible to the customer not only financially, but also in terms of its reputation. Its work directly depends on data security. Therefore, negligence in this matter is excluded. Moreover, a cloud provider has qualified specialists in the field of information security, while not every company has at least one of them.
Why Choose Cloud4Y
Cloud4Y offers a wide range of cloud services: Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service, cloud FZ-152, GPU-accelerated cloud server, disaster recovery, virtual desktops, 1C in the cloud, Kubernetes, Office 365, and much more.
The benefits of Cloud4Y:
- Hardware and software from world-class vendors (IBM, HP blade servers, NetApp, Fujitsu, Cisco, Juniper, Vmware, Veeam, Cloudian, vGate, ViPNet)
- ISO 9001-2011, ГОСТ Р, ISO 9001-2015 Certificates of Conformity
- Geo-distributed TIER III data centers
- 24/7 technical support in Russian, English, and Arabic.
- Compliance with the requirements of the Federal Law 152-FZ
- Certificates of conformity 1K, 1Г, УЗ 1-4
- Postpaid and hourly billing
- SLA 99.982%
Our clients
Cloud4Y has been successfully working on the cloud services market since 2009. Our cloud solutions are trusted by such large well-known brands as DomClick, RNG, Kinomax, the Housing and Utilities Reform Foundation, Heinz, and many others.
You can try our cloud for free and see if the solution works for you.
