In the last installment we looked at the reasons why businesses may choose a Linux based private cloud environment. This time: why go public?

1. The reasons for choosing a Linux-based
public cloud infrastructure for your
business are many and varied.
Cost, speed, scalability, flexibility... read
on to see why “going public” could be
the best solution for your business.
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CLOUDISBESTFORYOURBUSINESS
Scalability
Organisations like to grow, but sometimes
market forces make downsizing necessary.
A public cloud can provide the services you
need to grow, and take up the slack when
you don’t. Ideal for mergers and acquisitions,
and de-mergers and buyouts too.
Speed
Making changes to conventional IT
can take weeks, especially if extra
hardware is needed. Using public
cloud services, new servers can
be provisioned in minutes. Your
organisation gets the IT services
it needs, when it needs them.
Future Proofing
Renewing hardware and
maximising ROI without
holding back the enterprise
are things of the past with
cloud based services. Let
someone else provide the kit
while you get on and use it.
Control (no shadow IT)
With automated management and a ‘self-service’
system that allows business units to get the IT service
they need quickly, the temptation to bypass the IT
department and use unauthorised ‘shadow IT’ is
much reduced. The cloud may be ‘public’ but control
is back where it belongs, with the IT professionals.
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Definition
‘Public Cloud’ is a service
model in which resources such
as software or data storage
are provided over the Internet.
Cost Savings
Commonly cited as a driver, but
not always the most important,
IT as a service is attractive to
start-ups and organisations
experiencing rapid growth;
more OPEX, less CAPEX.
Flexibility/Agility
Many organisations are subject to
seasonal peaks and troughs. You
may need to scale up to cope with
the pre-Christmas peak for example,
but then much of your investment
will sit idle for the rest of the year.
In the public cloud new servers can
be provisioned in minutes, and shut
down when you don’t need them.
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Patching & Upgrading
Public cloud, automated management
tools and a service contract with a
Managed Service Provider relieve IT
departments of the mundane - but
essential - tasks of patching and
updating software, freeing them to
concentrate on integrating IT strategy
with the organisation’s goals.
Takeaways
• A public cloud can provide the services you need
to grow, and take up the slack when you don’t
• New servers can be provisioned in minutes,
and shut down when you don’t need them
• The cloud maybe be ‘public’ but control is back
where it belongs, with the IT professionals.
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