The Move from Private to Public Cloud

Not long ago, organizations gave much regard to private cloud as part of their strategy. Now, most companies see the value in incorporating public cloud into their operating environment. This surge of interest is driven by the attractive offerings of public cloud like the elimination of the long wait for resource availability and upfront capital investment. PC World released an article describing how the shift from private to public cloud is influenced by the real dynamic of public cloud adoption. Moving forward, companies' infrastructure will become a mix of private and public cloud and this is when challenges arise. According to the author of the article, these are some points to consider when moving to the public cloud:

• Most public cloud providers offer virtualization that is not targeted at application development
• How can organizations create applications that can be deployed either in public or private cloud?
• The pace of application versioning must be much quicker than before

This shift is an inevitable phenomenon because it is seen as the more cost-effective option. Visit PC World to read the full article and be updated on follow-up materials by the same author as he offers guidelines to businesses for addressing these challenges.  

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