Investigating cloud deployment models

Cloud computing has been a mainstay service for many years, becoming more accepted as a serious business model as many enterprises move to more hybrid networks. The power of the cloud is based upon flexibility. There is a much-used phrase, Elastic Cloud, which represents cost savings and scalability. It is estimated that around 50% of enterprise workloads are hosted by cloud providers and around 46% of data is hosted in the cloud (based upon estimates for 2021). Growth rates are predicted to remain high. There are many cloud providers; however, the current market leaders are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google.

Deployment models and considerations

When considering a Cloud Service Provider (CSP), many considerations will affect this important enterprise decision.

Cybersecurity

The most critical consideration is cybersecurity. When we are storing data, such as intellectual property, PII, PHI, and many other types...