CLOUD
Moving from a traditional to dynamic
public cloud infrastructure Just as there’s no “perfect” cloud set up that works for all businesses, there’s no single way to move from a traditional to a cloud infrastructure. BY DARREN PURVIS, CLOUD ARCHITECT, BRIGHTSOLID THERE ARE SEVERAL BENEFITS to public cloud adoption, but only if the move is done correctly. It’s not enough to decide you’re going to move to the cloud; you need to consider how you will do so. With some rare exceptions, moving to the cloud using a liftand-shift method is unlikely to be the right choice. Instead, moving to the cloud is an opportunity to transform and migrate workloads. However, this also brings with it a number of questions to ask, to ensure you do it the best way for your business.
as a service – it’s easy to assume there is a simple choice. But, for many organisations, the public cloud is the right decision.
Is the public cloud an appropriate choice?
The exception may be organisations in highly regulated industries such as finance or healthcare, where certain security needs must be met and prioritised.
With so many cloud options – from public, private, or hybrid cloud to software, platform, or infrastructure
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When the public cloud was originally conceived, it was designed to work on a dynamic, scalable basis. This is particularly relevant for businesses that are growing and need to add resources on demand: using the public cloud makes it easier to grow without requiring significant changes to operations.
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