The current state of public cloud adoption
Public Cloud refers to an IT model of offering Cloud computing services available on demand over the public internet. This differs from Private Cloud offerings which provide isolated environments for individual customers. For the purposes of this article we will be referring to ‘Public Cloud’ as simply ‘Cloud’ and specifying Private and Hybrid (a combination of On-Premise and Cloud) Cloud when required.
The largest Cloud providers at the time of writing are Amazon Web Service (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Adoption of these services has been a growing trend in many industries thanks to the promise of flexibility, scalability, availability, redundancy, enhanced security and cost savings available. But:
Does Cloud actually save you money?
Does Cloud make your solution more secure?
And does Cloud improve availability and business continuity?
This article aims to analyse whether public perception of cloud benefits and adoption lines up with the realities in the industry.
Advantages of Cloud
Let’s start with the positives. There are certain benefits of Cloud that are in-arguable and it is likely that in the coming years this list will continue to grow.
Disadvantages of Cloud
Cloud certainly isn’t perfect for everyone and here are some areas to look out for