Considering a move to public cloud? It’s come a long way – first, from primarily a place for IT to test and develop applications – to now supporting enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suites and other mission-critical enterprise workloads in a proven, stable, and secure production environment.
There are many business benefits of moving your applications and workloads to the public cloud, and you may be wondering which will apply to your company. With a well-planned and executed migration that’s aligned with business goals, organizations can unlock benefits including:
1. Scalability
Often, the greatest allure of public cloud is that it offers an on-demand, hyper-scale environment. Gone are the days of estimating future needs and paying upfront for hardware and storage capacity you may never use. Leveraging the public cloud, you can increase (or decrease) resources automatically and dynamically, in response to changing business needs and dynamic market conditions – scaling applications, users, and workloads to remain agile and drive a competitive advantage.
2. Simplified Disaster Recovery
With literally a few clicks of a button, companies can automate backing up their data, applications, and other resources across global public cloud regions. It’s very easy. Unlike on-premises disaster recovery, you don’t have to worry about maintaining equipment in multiple data centers and paying for associated staffing and infrastructure costs. Public cloud providers offer automated, scalable disaster recovery services, delivering redundancy and geographic diversity to support business continuity and compliance strategies.
3. Cost Savings
A move to the public cloud can result in significant cost savings – eliminating hardware and associated maintenance costs and reducing expenses related to storage, networking, software licenses, and more. Pay-as-you-go packages enable companies to pay only for the resources that they need. A word to the wise, though – a move to the public cloud isn’t an automatic guarantee of cost reductions. In fact, a hasty ‘lift-and-shift’ strategy could actually cost your business more or introduce security holes. Managed services providers such as NTT can help with cloud cost optimization, with consolidation during a migration and post-migration that includes regular right- and tight-sizing reviews.
4. Staying Up-to-Date
When deploying applications on-premises, updating and maintaining them is often time- and resource-intensive. In contrast, the operating systems, applications, and services available in the public cloud – including security, cloud-native development, application monitoring and management, AI, big data analytics, and more – are typically the latest and greatest available. For companies that like to be on the cutting-edge and enjoy access to new tools and enhancements from an ecosystem of vendors and developers supporting the public cloud, this is often a key benefit.
5. Resource Optimization
Whether on-premises or in a private data center environment, companies managing their own infrastructure typically need larger staffs and have higher employee costs, given the specialization required (e.g., storage, networking, virtualization, DevOps, etc.). In the public cloud, many formerly time-intensive and error-prone activities can be automated over infrastructure the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining. It’s then easy for businesses to programmatically deploy (or undeploy) resources, scale applications, and adapt capacity, without putting a strain on IT. Importantly, IT staff can also be freed up to address more strategic and revenue-generating activities.
Of course, there are many more benefits of transitioning to the public cloud – from high availability to no capital investments to future-proofing your business and more. These are just a sample.
We work with companies worldwide, every day, to help them unlock the full benefits of the cloud – and chart the public cloud (or private, hybrid, or multicloud) journey that’s right for their business. From cloud planning to migration, and from management to modernization, we help clients reduce costs and complexities, increase scalability and resilience, and realize their business goals.
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FAQs
Q: What is public-cloud computing?
A: Public-cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services, including storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics, over the internet from a third-party provider.
Q: How does public-cloud computing differ from on-premises infrastructure?
A: Public-cloud computing eliminates the need for companies to manage their own hardware and infrastructure. Instead, they can leverage the resources and services provided by a third-party provider.
Q: Is public-cloud computing secure?
A: Public-cloud providers invest heavily in security measures to protect their infrastructure and customer data. However, it’s essential for companies to implement proper security controls and follow best practices to ensure the security of their applications and data in the cloud.
Conclusion
Public-cloud computing offers numerous benefits for businesses, including scalability, simplified disaster recovery, cost savings, staying up-to-date with the latest technologies, and resource optimization. By leveraging the power of the public cloud, companies can reduce costs, increase agility, and focus on strategic initiatives. As more organizations embrace the cloud, it’s crucial to carefully plan and execute the migration to maximize the benefits and minimize potential risks. Contact us at News Explorer Today to learn more about how our Managed Cloud Services can help your business thrive in the cloud era.