Pure-play public cloud strategy 

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. 

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...