THE EDGE
sent to another data centre – reducing the
possibility of serious downtime.
Greater return on investment
To build on-premises infrastructure
requires a high initial investment, and
the continual purchase and maintenance
of software, hardware, servers and
other IT equipment can be extremely
costly. Along with the cost of equipment,
on-premise hosting requires space,
electricity, cooling, networking and
physical security. In addition, there’s
also the cost of employing the skilled
technicians needed to build and maintain
on-premises infrastructure.
For many organisations who don’t want
the hefty financial burden, heading down
the private cloud route is an appealing
option. A managed private cloud solution
can help to decrease that initial capital
investment (Capex) and any ongoing
operational expenses (Opex) by passing
on the responsibility of maintaining
infrastructure to the service provider.
Efficient and effective
Adopting a private cloud strategy
gives businesses the opportunity to
reduce downtime, enhance application
performance and scale computing
resources. Organisations running their
own hardware on-site run the repeated
risk of buying equipment that isn’t right
for their needs or doesn’t work well with
their applications. In those circumstances,
problems have to be diagnosed and
rectified in-house, or at greater expense,
with the help of outside expertise.
On the other hand, private cloud migration
offers organisations the chance to build
better architecture, streamline services and
load-balance applications. Nevertheless,
organisations considering their options for
private cloud should look for a partner that
can provide a dedicated team of experts,
a bespoke migrations plan made up of
informed recommendations that will deliver
the optimum performance for the entire
organisation. By waving goodbye to the
challenges of on-premises infrastructure
ORGANISATIONS
CAN WELCOME A
PRIVATE CLOUD
SOLUTION THAT
STILL PERFORMS
HIGHLY BUT THAT
BLENDS COST
AND SECURITY
TO MEET THEIR
PRECISE NEEDS.
strategy and precarious legacy hardware,
organisations can welcome a private cloud
solution that still performs highly but that
blends cost and security to meet their
precise needs. As a result, businesses will
achieve a win-win formula comprising of
the trademark of on-premises dedicated
resources – plus the perpetual flexibility
and growing power of private cloud. ◊
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