The enthusiasts advocate the use of a pure-play public cloud strategy. While this has some advantages, it also comes with its share of limitations and problems, which is offset by following a hybrid cloud strategy.
Pure-play public cloud strategy
Public cloud benefits
Before looking at the constraints, let's take a look at the major drivers leading to the adoption of a public cloud, which you must already be aware of:
- Need for agility in application development
- Ability to experiment without upfront costs
- Reducing operational overheads of ops teams
- Ability to consume enhanced services with little effort
Clearly, the public cloud is able to assist in all the previous points and...