Cloud computing or
Cloud hosting has transformed the way in which businesses operate. An online
report published by Statista states that the public Cloud hosting market will
be valued at 160 billion dollars towards the end of 2020. Despite increased
adoption of Cloud hosting and its associated benefits for enterprises, certain
facts need to ‘cleared’ amongst Cloud users. This article discusses such common
myths that have surrounded Cloud hosting time and again.
Common Cloud Hosting Myths
Myth 1: Security Concerns in Cloud
In today’s time,
cybersecurity has emerged to become the biggest concern related to digitized
services. With an increased number of data breaches in recent times, it has
become one of the key growth areas enterprises focus on when investing in IT.
Such cyberattacks
have caused a myth that the data hosted on the Cloud is not secure. Cloud
security concerns emerged after the data breaches took place at major tech
houses in the industry. Some domain experts believed that these breaches were
caused due to human errors, and the Cloud wasn’t hacked. Opposite to the
existing misconceptions, the traditional IT solutions and on-premise setups
often face risks similar to Cloud hosting.
On-premise systems,
also called the legacy systems are more vulnerable to hackers as they tend to
initiate cybercrimes. The only method to reduce them is to restrict the
physical access of users. Cloud hosting providers offer multi-layered security
defense mechanisms for protecting the critical data compared to the legacy
systems. Cloud providers undergo
various audits and compliances to match up with the latest security standards,
and this may not be a compulsory requirement of on-premise systems. Cloud-based
systems can be easily updated, ensuring critical data remains secured against
all forms of threats and cyberattacks.
Myth 2: Enterprises Migrating to the Public
Cloud
Public Cloud
hosting providers offer a reduction in costs and faster development of
applications by providing the required development and testing infrastructure.
This has caused a big amongst the users that users will migrate to Public Cloud hosting.
It is important to
understand that all the applications are not developed on the Cloud. It is upto
the users which applications can be the best-crafted for Cloud hosting and what
infrastructure it needs- private or public Cloud hosting. Private Cloud hosting
is usually designed for supporting existing applications and can be an added
choice for enterprises. On the other hand, the public Cloud can become the best
option for enterprises that need a scalable environment for testing new,
emerging technologies.
Myth 3: Cloud Can Cause Vendor Lock-Ins
A popular Cloud
hosting myth is that public Cloud providers often restrict enterprises for a
particular Cloud provider. This might not be 100% incorrect; however, the
reality lies that an increased number of Cloud vendors are using the open-source
platform for ensuring application development is compatible across multiple
Cloud platforms, development languages and operating systems.
Owing to this
‘shift,’ application developers are inching closer to develop in any language
and platform. Most of the Cloud providers allow enterprises with various Cloud
infrastructure options (Private, Public and Hybrid) for deploying services.
Myth 4: Data on Cloud = Data on the Internet
Most people have a
common myth that the data present on the Cloud is also present on the Internet.
Going by the basics, Cloud is a network of remote servers that can be accessed
using the Internet only. However, this doesn’t mean it is on the Internet.
Internet connects a
huge collection of connections on a single network, but Clouds ‘spread’ across
the World might not be directly connected to each other. People often treat
Cloud as a single entity, but one must realize it is not the case!
Myth 5: Cloud Services Are Expensive than
Traditional Services
One of the common
myths is that Cloud services are considered more expensive than traditional
ones. This is not the case, as Cloud service providers store and process the
data present on their servers, and these are capable of achieving huge
economies of scale for overcoming extra costs.
On the contrary,
businesses and individuals using Cloud services tend to save many additional
costs related to hardware, power and maintenance. Most of the Cloud providers
charge on a pay-per-consumption basis, allowing them to pay only for the
utilized resources. Pay-per-consumption can be a stiff challenge when it comes
to traditional systems.
Why Overcome Cloud Myths?
Cloud computing has been the fastest growing
technology all over the World, with more enterprises and organizations moving
to the Cloud owing to rapid deployment and quick accessibility. Similar to
other technologies, there are always certain apprehensions and myths that
surround Cloud computing. These myths must be overcome so that it doesn’t
hamper its adoption on a large scale.
