Top Productive Suitable Cloud Strategies For Your Business in 2021

  • By Anmol Chhabra
  • 07-12-2021
  • Technology
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The ever-increasing use of cloud computing has made it inevitable for organizations to devise a robust and well-organized cloud strategy. Cloud has transformed the way organizations function these days, along with the increase in efficiency and productivity.

According to a study conducted by Gartner, The expenditure that is usually incurred on the three main types of cloud, that is public, private, and hybrid cloud computing surpassed the traditional IT expenditures done during the pandemic in 2020 for the first time in history.

Types of Cloud

According to a study, the kind of cloud that fulfills the requirement of your cloud transformation depends on multiple factors. Some of the factors that are crucial include the present cloud strategy, the kind of organization culture, reliance, consistency with the legacy systems, the size of the organization, industry type, geographic distribution, the requirement for collaboration, and more.

Major types of cloud in use include Private, Public and Hybrid Cloud.

1. Public Cloud


It is a type of cloud service that is offered over an open network. It is amongst one of the most common clouds and gives access to the public as well. This type of cloud consists of multiple cloud resources like the servers along with the storage provided over the internet which is shared with other organizations or the cloud tenants.

A third-party cloud service provider owns and operates the public cloud infrastructure. It also maintains and manages all the related software, hardware,  network devices, storage, etc.

The major kind of advantages offered by this cloud consists of reduced costs, enhanced reliability, and the flexibility to scale up or down. A feature that is very critical is that the ease of scaling helps with riddance from a commitment to a vendor or restraint by license capacity. The famous cloud service providers that provide public cloud services include AWS, Google Cloud, Adobe Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc.

2. Private Cloud


In this type of cloud, only one organization is responsible for the ownership and operation, thus equipping it to share various resources like computing devices, information, and data, along with other on-demand resources.

This type of cloud can be hosted in two ways, that is internally or externally, and is generally managed by the organization or a third party.

A private cloud offers multiple advantages which include the flexibility needed to customize the cloud for the accommodation of ever-changing business needs, the security and control guaranteed by the ownership, and various other factors that make the public cloud efficient and productive.

The Initial costs can be considerably high but can be reduced gradually for an efficient strategy in the long term. Some famous private cloud providers include  AWS, Cisco, Dell, Google Cloud, etc.

3. Hybrid Cloud

A concoction of private and public cloud services is generally called a Hybrid Cloud. This type of cloud gives organizations the flexibility to customize the resource allocation and external cloud services. It equips organizations with the required control and security of the internal resources, along with enabling secure movement of workloads between the private and public infrastructure according to the change in the requirements and costs.

Hybrid clouds equip an organization to take the advantage of public and private clouds at the same time. Top vendors in the field of hybrid cloud space include AWS, Google Cloud, Rackspace, etc.

In order to boost the business outcomes, maximization of  the value of the hybrid cloud is critical along with  managing the cost of the cloud and the other requisites is the topmost priority for any organization.

According to a study done by IDC, globally the organizations would rely on an amalgamation of various public clouds and legacy platforms to finally fulfill their infrastructure needs by 2022.

Emerging Trends in Cloud Computing

According to Cisco, the cloud data centers now process maximum workload, as much as 94% of all workloads.
Let’s look at some vital cloud trends and how you can stay on top of the cloud management platform market, thus making your hybrid cloud strategies more successful.

1. Continuous growth of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments

The current task that needs attention is the recognition of essential tasks. Organizations approve of the fact that the management of cloud data isn’t about a particular cloud platform or the infrastructure; but the real deal is about choosing a tailored solution according to the requirements of a firm.

It doesn’t really have to be a cloud at all times. It can be a legacy system or an on-premise service, particularly in the case where enterprises have limited choices of  techniques, specifically for the  solutions that are complex to adapt.

Enterprises these days embrace a multi-cloud or hybrid cloud where they can get the best solution available.

“A study by Gartner states that multi-cloud or a hybrid strategy would be adopted by 75 percent of medium and large size organizations  by 2021 adopt.”

2. Ensuring Compliance in a Complex Environment

The organizations would have to follow a vendor-agnostic approach and choose a solution that would potentially remove bottlenecks or any kind of  blind spots to  be a part of this ongoing trend.

Visibility would be much more insightful than ever in an environment which is heterogeneous, making sure that the organizations are able to achieve the equal amount of knowledge across the board in various instances and platforms, without any lags or gaps.

For cyber-attackers these blind spots could be an added advantage if the strategy doesn’t work as planned, leading to enhancement of  governance and compliance issues.

Data privacy and security are currently said to be the top hurdles faced by an organization in the adoption of the cloud along with the introduction of additional infrastructure.

3. Cloud Space Savings would be a Top Priority for Organizations.

According to a study done by Gartner, the  revenue generated globally  from the public cloud will increase by 17 percent to $266.4 billion by the end of the year 2021. Close to sixty percent of organizations will use managed services provided by an external cloud provider by 2022, which doubled from 30 percent in 2018.

The cost of consumption has been gradually raised for the organizations, the reason being the decentralized model without any concrete control by the firm over the spiraling bottom.

There is a need for the organizations to control the cloud costs with the increasing usage, thus channeling the unutilized expenditure to full effect and eliminating the redundant expenses. The billing models for various cloud and hybrid services are additional. Cost is a dynamic factor which changes monthly.

4. Partners with a focus on solutions

The infrastructure of businesses continues to flourish with the use of technologies like SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. A cloud trend that can’t be missed is a continuous need for third-party vendors who specialize in particular use cases and are well aware of ways needed to troubleshoot new cloud challenges. The responsibility for the cloud infrastructure cloud needs like storage is taken care of by the provider itself. The outsources will take care of computing and networking, including specific conditions such as data, visibility, AI and ML technology, or IoT.

5. Shifting continuously towards Technology on Demand

Businesses will have incremented revenue at their disposal after getting costs under control and for taking advantage of the specific solutions that defeat industry challenges.

The providers will integrate innovation that is easily accessible to a mass audience, has an easy learning curve, low-code interface, and is comparatively democratized.

Conclusion

The organizations will get to experience the incrementing benefits of Machine Learning, AI, and automation in a very tangible manner to solve problems and enhance business strategy without the need for data scientists. Examples of technologies offered to the audiences include Azure’s Machine Learning Experimental UI, AI and ML at AWS Innovate etc.

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