In our dynamically developing world those who follow the innovations, adapt to them and make the most use of them prevail. Recently it has become quite popular to use the services of cloud-based storage. On the agenda of every growing business the question of what kind of service is more optimal and effective for the housing of your data, a cloud or colocation, came into focus. The answer to this question every customer finds by himself, based on his own specific requirements. But before going into details of using the cloud solutions we would like to share our observations on this issue. Not long ago, we drew our attention to the changing preferences of our customers, namely, the tended to choose cloud services and more rarely colocation.
The sales rate of colocation service in June 2014 totaled 80% of all transactions, whereas in July 2015 it decreased to 30%. This fact does not mean that nobody needs colocation and is not going to buy it anymore. There are many customers for whom the cloud for some reasons is not suitable, but it is now far more popular than colocation, unlike the state of things which was a year ago.
It is clear that the cloud could not gain such popularity because of nothing. So let us examine in detail the situation around the development of the Ukrainian business and select the most appropriate
data storage service
.Let us split the overall situation on the external and the internal factors and examine it.
The primary factors that influenced the increase in popularity of cloud services are environmental factors. In recent years in Ukraine the electricity tariffs have significantly increased while the hryvnia exchange rate depreciated in several times. As a result, it became too expensive to buy and to house the server.
Cloud technologies
, in this case, allow to save your resources because we invested in facilities earlier, when the exchange rate of national currency was more reasonable, and while using the provider's equipment and energy-efficient systems, the price of the final product does not change.The war in Donbass, the migration of data from legacy servers, cost savings through transfer the services to the cloud as well as the removal of hardware from the country are also important external economic and political factors.
Certainly, it is necessary to mention the internal factors that can optimize business processes using cloud technologies and provide a competitive advantage. One of the factors why customers choose a cloud is a ready-made solutions, which provide quick deployment, convenience, support and administration of solutions: 1C hosting, cloud PBX, cloud mail server, backup hosting etc.
When using a cloud you do not need to buy any hardware. With cloud services, you only pay for the rental of capacity, being used at the moment. At any time, if necessary, you are able to scale capacity up or down. It is very profitable for all sorts of seasonal businesses. It is logical, if there is no hardware infrastructure, you do not need staff for its administration, maintenance, troubleshooting etc.
The advantages of using cloud vs colocation.
Cloud solutions offer a number of benefits:
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Cost savings on hardware, administration, maintenance, capacity used.
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Convenience in ability to rapidly scale capacity up or down based on your business needs.
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The ability to transfer data on other servers in cases of emergency.
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Instant and cost-effective start.
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Availability of ready-made solutions.
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Free data migration, both within a single platform and site-to-site migration.
Nevertheless, colocation is quite convenient and popular service for data storage. If you have invested in purchasing the valuable hardware, your data is completely safe from external interference and is stored in good conditions, and you have to monitor your equipment in the data center when necessary, then colocation is a suitable solution for you and your business.
Finally, you need to be aware of the actions which are aimed at saving money. You should save your money wisely, whereas to select the best match for the satisfaction your own business scenario appears to be a really responsible task. So if you are not sure about the selection of a service or not identified with your preferences, our experts would provide professional advice on the following telephone number: +38 (044) 359-0000.
Colocation or Cloud: The Bottom Line
Today is a challenging time and many companies are seeking to save funds by dismissals of staff members and budget cuts on development, while the need to optimize the performance of business processes.
