Cloud Compute
3 Options for Data Storage
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Large capacity file sharing is still faster on-prem - continuous data transfers and sharing across nodes of 50GB or more
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Physical control over server hardware
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Critical data stored on-prem with no third-party access
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Not reliant on internet access accessibility
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Customers with highly sensitive data
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Customers with very large storage needs that are unable to utilize archiving due to the need to have all information readily available
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Traditional customers that are concerned about security.
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Access to files has become wide spread between multiple locations, end users are no longer confined to the on-premise network
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Increase in remote users, making the access to remote servers no di erent than a colocation or cloud environment.
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Customers needing to perform a server refresh due to aging infrastructure.
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Peace of mind knowing their data center is being maintained and monitored in an on premises facility.
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Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity (Business-critical functions remain uninterrupted in the event of power disruptions or disasters by keeping servers, equipment and applications protected.)
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Greater physical security (fingerprint, iris reading, etc.)
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24/7 Monitoring & Support
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Increased Power & Redundancy
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Organizations with mission-critical legacy application(s) that don’t perform well in a virtual environment or the standard CSPs make for a difficult integration and lower performance
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Compliance regulations (particularly in finance/healthcare) make it critical to ensure the security of the apps and data due to hefty fines and/or legal ramifications.
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Remote users and locations are becoming more diverse (across the country or even global), or customers needing to perform a server refresh due to aging infrastructure.
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Reduction of hardware infrastructure costs
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24/7 Monitoring & Support
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Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
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Greater flexibility and business agility (scale-up/scale-down compute to storage needs)
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Pay-as-you-go pricing models that let the users pay only for the services they consume.
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Organizations looking to transition more of their business operations to a cloud-based environment
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Businesses who have need to manage/store/analyze big data, both structured (databases) & unstructured (images, emails, etc.), which require a significant amount of processing power
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Organizations that need/want to consolidate their disparate disaster recovery systems into one virtualized environment for disaster recovery.
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Testing and development needs: The computing and networking power make it a perfect place to run and manage testing and development cycles.
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Costs are spiraling out of control due to departments eating up resources.
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Downsizing on application usage or business size and/or mergers/ acquisitions, or a transition to a SaaS model all may be indicators to pull back to a colocation or on-prem solution.
