Three top tips to future-proof the cloud and the network
October 5, 2014
Grazed from Technology.co.uk. Author: Editorial Staff.
Cloud adoption has moved beyond the tipping point, and enterprises are driving the trend. By 2017, enterprises will spend £142billion globally on infrastructure and cloud-related services, predicts market research firm IHS. According to a Frost and Sullivan survey of CIOs, a cloud-ready network is the biggest infrastructure element needed for further deployment of cloud-based services.
A fundamental requirement for realising the benefits of cloud computing is high performance network connectivity. CIOs should consider three key elements when evaluating potential network-connectivity solutions and partners…
Privacy, security, and reliability equals performance
The default to access cloud applications and services is the public internet. While this may be adequate for consumer applications, enterprises should not rely on a best-effort network to support their mission-critical business operations. The internet has variable performance characteristics, lacks an end-to-end service-level agreement and can be detrimental to the end-user experience of cloud-based services. It is not engineered to meet the imperatives for business applications – guaranteed data delivery, quality of service or service prioritisation…
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