No two clouds are exactly alike. That being said, many clouds are very similar and essentially have the same functionality. The difference lies in the way they’re used by each individual business. Every company has different cloud needs and, therefore, will build or alter their cloud technology to work for whatever those needs are. Here’s where different types of cloud environments come in. There are four of them to consider for your business:
Public Cloud
- Little to no maintenance, as it’s carried out by the provider
- Unlimited or almost unlimited scalability to increase storage capacity as you need
- Limited flexibility to meet specific business IT needs
- Added security is always recommended
Private Cloud
- High start-up costs but low maintenance fees
- High flexibility to create personalized functionality and scalability to add or remove storage capacity as needed
- Potential for improved security, as you have control of security features from the get-go
Hybrid Cloud
- High level of control with options for where you can store your data
- Easy to migrate as you can choose to transition gradually over time
Multi-cloud
- Cost effective method of ticking off all your boxes for cloud needs
- Peace of mind — multi-cloud eliminates the feeling of dependency on one provider
- High scalability with the ability to branch out to different providers if new IT needs emerge
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