Debunking Top Common Myths About Cloud

As the pandemic swept the globe, affecting every aspect of life, organizations quickly migrated or are in the process of migrating their operations to the cloud.?Despite this expedited migration, several?myths about cloud services persist. We have already described?the benefits of cloud services to our users in great detail?and how it?can help you catapult your business to the front of the race.

So?now it's time to bust?cloud-related myths. This blog will bust some common cloud myths that you may have come across in your daily life:

Cloud is Expensive

When it comes to cloud services, the biggest myth is that Cloud is expensive. Even though initial investment can be vary depending on the organization’s infrastructure and workloads, with proper management of resources, the capital expenditure is far lesser as compared to on-premises solutions. Under a usage-based model, cloud provides scalability along with improved performance and availability with the option of scalability. All of this at minimal upfront costs.

Cloud is Not Secure

Another common myth about cloud is that -- it’s not secure. With the advancement of technology all around the world, safety concerns are at an all-time high. It is no surprise then that the cloud offers robust security strategies and recovery plans in case of such mis-happenings. As Cloud security is a shared responsibility and thus, cloud providers have multiple sets of policies and controls to provide a higher level of security to their users.

Cloud Means Giving Up Control and Data

People generally think that cloud solutions are very rigid and cannot be shaped as per their specifications. But when it comes to migrate all your data from on-premises servers to the cloud, it is obvious for organizations to think that they might lose control over their business workloads. However, in reality, cloud services work as a leasing authority where they provide the organizations pre-selected services and resources.

Cloud Leads to Job Loss

Due to its nature, cloud services can be easily automated, saving resources and time. However, this leads to the notion that the cloud is an IT job killer. The truth is far from it, when a company transitions from on-premises servers to the cloud they still need an IT expert to take care of the technical aspects. The previous jobs of managing the on-premises servers would change into new ones to maintain the cloud environment and ensure uptime.

Conclusion

We believe that most of your cloud myths have been debunked, but there are a few more to go. So, why wait? Read our full article here.