Cloud myths

busted

TOP 10

We view the Cloud as one of the pillars of modern computing, both now and for the foreseeable future. But for many, Cloud

computing remains mystery. There are plenty of myths built up around deploying and running applications on it.

Let’s wear our myth-busters suits, and clean up those myths once and for all.

Everything works better in the cloudMyth #1

The cloud might not be right for all of your IT infrastructure needs. The solution is a combination of one or more of the available options (a private cloud which offers more options, dedicated hosting, and even old-fashioned native applications)

The cloud is not secure

No system is ever 100% secure, and that is why it's important to assess the relative risk. Are your company servers better protected than cloud-based assets? The major cloud providers invest more heavily in security than the average business.

Myth #2

Cloud is expensive. Or cheap.

The up-front cost can often be sizeable, but you will save in the “total cost of ownership” (TCO). Plus, switching to an operational expenditure model rather than a capital expenditure one, can be beneficial for many businesses.

PS. Opportunity cost! You don’t have to use your own infrastructue.

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There’s only one cloud

There is, in fact, an innumerable number of clouds, both public and private. As for the major players, Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft etc. – they all run their own cloud.

Myth #4

But it also means you have to do your research, as not all clouds are created equal.

Myth #4

The cloud is a fad

If anything, it was the isolated personal computer that has proven to be a fad.

Computers were “behemoths” serving tens of users using dumb terminals. Then, in the eighties and early nineties, we had the short period of non-connected PC's. Today our browsers are once again those “dumb terminals”, and there’s no going back to the pre-internet and pre-cloud era.

Myth #5

In fact, Gartner predicts that companies will spend $788 billions on public cloud services the next four years

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The cloud is for small businessesMyth #6

This myth, like most myths, has some basis in the truth: the Cloud is a godsent for small businesses that cannot afford dedicated IT personnel. But don't forget that the biggest IT companies on the planet, Google, Facebook, Microsoft are all heavy users of private Cloud infrastructure.

Clouds are one-size-fits all

Any organisation has tons of flexibility with regards to how it uses the Cloud.

Myth #7

There are the different deployment models: public, private and hybrid. Then there are the three ways that Cloud services can be packaged and sold: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Myth #7

Everything should be automated in the cloud

Everything can be automated but it does not mean that it should. The Cloud enables you to replace parts of your existing infrastructure one at a time, while at the same time making sure that everything still works as good as before.

Myth #8

The cloud is not reliable

“Amazon AWS has been down for 3 hours”, “GAE down for SE Asia users”. Do you know news like that? This gives the wrong impression that the Cloud is more unreliable than your enterprise IT department.

Myth #9

For the typical enterprise, internal IT outages are usually more devastating than Cloud ones. In practice, several studies have shown that the Cloud offers improved service availability compared to the majority of local IT solutions.

Myth #9

Cloud eliminates traditional Software

While you’ll adopt the Cloud for your infrastructure needs, you’ll still need Windows or OS X to run your desktop applications. Plus, there’s no Cloud substitute for Solitaire and Minesweeper.

Myth #10

Any organisation has tons of flexibility with regards to how it uses the Cloud.

ConclusionWe tried to clear out 10 myths — but there are many more. The Cloud is neither a “silver bullet” nor something to be wary of. It’s an important part of any modern IT infrastructure.

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