On-premise vs Cloud hosting
What's the difference and benefits?
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Last Update 2 года назад
In today's world, you have a choice to host everything in-house (on-premise) in a local environment, while in a cloud environment, a third-party provider, such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and the like, hosts all that for you.
Which path is the correct one for your organization depends mainly on your needs and what it is you’re looking for in a solution.
Deployment
On Premises: In an on-premises environment, resources are deployed in-house and within an enterprise’s IT infrastructure. The organization is responsible for maintaining the solution and all its related processes.
Cloud: While there are different forms of cloud computing (such as public cloud, private cloud, and a hybrid cloud), in a cloud computing environment, resources are hosted on the premises of the service provider but organizations are able to access those resources and use as much as they want at any given time.
Cost
On Premises: For organizations that deploy software on premise, they are responsible for the ongoing costs of the server hardware, power consumption, and space.
Cloud: Organizations that elect to use a cloud computing model only need to pay for the resources that they use, with none of the maintenance and upkeep costs, and the price adjusts up or down depending on how much is consumed.
Control
On-Premises: In an on-premises environment, organizations retain all their data and are fully in control of what happens to it, for better or worse. Companies in highly regulated industries with extra privacy concerns are more likely to hesitate to leap into the cloud before others because of this reason.
Cloud: In a cloud computing environment, the question of ownership of data is one that many companies – and vendors for that matter, have struggled with. Data and encryption keys reside within your third-party provider, so if the unexpected happens and there is downtime, you maybe be unable to access that data.
Security
On Premises: Companies that have extra sensitive information, such as government and banking industries must have a certain level of security and privacy that an on-premises environment provides. Despite the promise of the cloud, security is the primary concern for many industries, so an on-premises environment, despite some of its drawbacks and price tag, make more sense.
Cloud: Security concerns remain the number one barrier to cloud computing deployment. There have been many publicized cloud breaches, and IT departments around the world are concerned. From personal information of employees such as login credentials to a loss of intellectual property, the security threats are real.
Compliance
On Premises: Many organizations these days operate under some form of regulatory control, regardless of the industry. For companies that are subject to specific data regulations, it is imperative that they remain compliant and know where their data is at all times.
Cloud: Companies that do choose a cloud computing model must do their due diligence and ensure that their third-party provider is up to code and in fact compliant with all of the different regulatory mandates within their industry. Sensitive data must be secured, and customers, partners, and employees must have their privacy ensured.
AXIS can be hosted either - on Cloud as well on On-Premise.