Striking the right balance between the cloud and on-premises technology is a never-ending debate. It’s not really about the better fit for business or conquering scalable IT infrastructure for the future. Instead, it’s about “the cloud boosts performance” versus “the cloud brings latency.” It’s about “moving ahead with the modern world” versus “making management a nightmare.”
Talking about real cases – there are lots of enterprises who are unable to decide over whether Cloud-based QuickBooks is a good option for their infrastructure, or they can stay dependent on the desktop version. However, very few of the businesses are convinced with the usage of both- the cloud and on-premises.
Some find it more reliable to prefer one over the other, and it’s also true to accept that there comes plenty of situations where either will do. Whereas for some, a hybrid infrastructure carrying the perks of both makes the most sense. So, it’s all about the need of time; the cloud and on-premises both have their times to shine.
According to senior research director and adviser for cloud and data center at IHS Markit Clifford Grossner, Organizations and other IT experts need to look at the proper use and application architecture of both the available technology options. He also added, “Nothing in technology is either all good or all bad, and that’s true for everything.” However, the silliest mistake that almost all out there commit is applying one same approach to every technology.
Both Cloud and On-Premises Offer Benefits
The cloud technology has been growing very steadily, but we should consider on-premise data centers for organizational betterment and enhanced productivity. People constantly have talked about how everything is shifting towards cloud and transforming into more sustainable form ever possible. But what we actually need today is to establish an equilibrium so that we can access computer resources in both the platforms.
It is also beneficial to keep some per cent of computer resources in the cloud, and some per cent of the resources in on-premises. Then the combination of use case and current infrastructure will help businesses to determine, which out of the two is a better fit to handle the workload at hand.
There are also some organizations who like to keep their infrastructure in-house due to a large number of file sizes. On the other side, some organizations keep their files local as some applications do not run friendly on the cloud. In conclusion, it is better to half the load over in-house infrastructure by transferring some elements to the cloud.
The cloud-or-not decision
Sometimes, it’s hard to make a call from two as the decision purely depends on the type of use and requirements of an organization, which varies with time. Asking an expert “what benefits organization the most- cloud or in-house infrastructure?” seems to complicate things for your own self. As there’s no right or wrong answer in the light of each organization. The journey to the cloud possibly not always that quick, instead need proper time to plan the shift.
There comes a time when everyone around you says, “We don’t own any in-house servers, it’s all in the cloud.” which leaves you in a big shock, and force you to think that only you’re in the stone age. The sudden enlightenment often leaves you in a puzzle that you ends with a cloud shift. But, that’s not how it should work. You must need to research your business requirements in order to justify your switch and investment. In my opinion, being with some kind of hybrid situation is comparatively better than relying on one.