The Great Debate: Is The Cloud Ready For Mission Critical Applications?

Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Pete Manca.

We all know cloud is the future of IT, but there are still a few unanswered questions. For instance, with all the high-profile cloud outages, is the cloud really ready for mission critical applications? This common question arises because inevitably, we wonder if the cloud is more or less reliable and secure than our own data centers.

In a recent survey from North Bridge Venture Partners on cloud computing trends, 50 percent of respondents said they were confident cloud solutions were viable for mission critical business applications. Only three percent of those surveyed believed cloud was too risky, which improved from 14 percent the year prior. It’s clear many companies are transitioning to the cloud, and as more make the move, more applications are being transitioned as well…

While this shift to the cloud is becoming more prevalent, decision makers should take caution and not just throw everything into one pot. In fact, the cloud is not one-size-fits-all; some applications are a better fit for a private cloud while others are better suited for the public cloud, or quite frankly – some applications should not move to the cloud at all. In addition to the private-public cloud consideration, is the question of what kind of cloud service would be best. Today, cloud services are typically one of three environments:…

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