Technology Magazine May 2020 | Page 39

Public Cloud vs Private Cloud vs Hybrid Cloud
which has specialised industry applications ( IBM Cloud ’ s Watson for IoT ) or a general spread of functions . However , if a company ’ s data requirements necessitate more than what one provider can accommodate , hybrid cloud becomes a very attractive possibility . Investing in the on-premises development of a private cloud can be advantageous for those with the resources to make it happen . If this is a possibility , companies need only have a sufficient WAN ( wide area network ) connection in order to join their selected private and public clouds .
Eran Brown , CTO of Infinidat EMEA , believes that businesses looking to pursue hybrid cloud should do so via careful evaluation of the agility , flexibility , speed-to-market and cost efficiency offered by each option . “ Companies will need to draw a strategic line between how and when they use public and private cloud for data storage . It will be impacted by the quantity of ‘ legacy ’ data to be stored , as well as what data companies want to ‘ own ’ or store locally ; not all data is suitable for storage in public clouds .” What is required , then , is a frank technological assessment
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