Why The Private Cloud Matters Now More Than Ever

By Jeff Kaplan, CEO, Breakthrough Technology Group

If you look at some of the analyst stats on cloud growth, you might be tempted to think that the public cloud is becoming the only viable off-site IT solution. For example, Gartner estimates public cloud virtual machines (VMs) grew 20-fold last year compared to 3-fold growth for private cloud VMs. While it’s undeniable that the public cloud is growing by leaps and bounds and has its strengths (e.g., developers testing new apps over a short period) there are several instances where a private cloud solution is a better — and in some cases the only — way to go.  Here are three specific examples where private cloud trumps the public cloud:

1. Data Privacy/Security Is A Top Concern. Whether a company is governed by industry mandates such as HIPAA (healthcare) or FINRA (banking and finance), or perhaps it has its own internal reasons to safeguard its data, a private cloud offering is the better way to go. Unlike public clouds, private cloud offerings can provide users with dedicated virtual firewalls and computing environments that are virtually — and sometimes even physically — isolated from other companies’ data.
   
   Data jurisdiction is another security concern for some companies. They need to know exactly where their data is being stored and specifically that it’s not crossing international borders. Few public cloud providers can make this guarantee, but private cloud providers can.

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