According to a Study conducted by Forbes, over 83% of workloads will shift to the cloud by the end of 2021. However, cloud adoption isn’t going as smoothly as expected for new businesses.

A study conducted by Fortinet showed that among the 350 global IT decision-makers, 74% moved back to their existing infrastructure because of failure to see the expected results from the cloud system. It adds further stress on business operations and most times, even proves detrimental for emerging businesses.

To help you avoid common mistakes during cloud deployment, this blog covers key things to consider before selecting and deploying a public cloud system for your business. 

But before getting to that, it’s important to know the benefits of a public cloud system for your business.

Benefits of deploying public cloud infrastructure

Infrastructure as a Service or IaaS with cloud computing has become more prominent as a digital transformation tool for many businesses. Especially for SMBs, migrating from legacy infrastructure to a digital one has helped them cope with changing market and business needs during the pandemic while enabling a remote work environment within their organizations.

With that said, here are some key benefits of incorporating cloud-based IaaS:

Improved performance: Partnering up with an experienced cloud service provider allows you to create the most robust, reliable, and customized public cloud infrastructure that can boost your company’s productivity.

Cost-effectiveness: A third-party service provider maintains public cloud servers and infrastructure, which means you don’t have to worry about hiring and constantly training an internal team in new areas.

Scalability and flexibility: Having a scalable and flexible IaaS system allows your business to better manage your IT system as your business grows. With a robust cloud IaaS, organizations can scale up or down their IT system to match seasonal demands. Planning to expand your business to a new region? Don’t worry about spending on new IT infrastructure as we can expand your existing cloud services to your business needs.

Moreover, many cloud service providers also offer backup and disaster recovery to ensure uninterrupted business continuity. In a world where data plays a crucial role in business, this service is especially crucial and provides a competitive advantage.

With the benefits covered, let’s look at key considerations for a successful public cloud deployment:

Things to consider during public cloud deployment

Initial research: Choosing the right cloud services from a plethora of vendors is arguably the most crucial stage of planning your move to the cloud. It’s important to understand how the overall cloud architecture will integrate into your day-to-day business workflow. You also need to pay close attention to its maintenance and additional services provided by the vendor.

Comparing cloud services to existing business needs: Analyzing your current business needs is the best way to avoid making common cloud deployment mistakes. For example, it’s important to know whether you’re incorporating cloud for digitizing and automating business operations or streamlining remote work environments, or any other use case.

Pricing model: The biggest advantage of the public cloud is its pay-per-use model. However, some cloud service providers sneak hidden costs to the service which may break your budget in the long run. Study the cloud offering thoroughly, especially for the pricing model.

User-friendliness: Though a majority of cloud maintenance is done by your service provider, having a simplified and easy to operate cloud infrastructure is important for your team to get comfortable with the system quickly and get maximum results.

Multi-cloud operations: Deploying a hybrid cloud system is becoming more popular among businesses due to its additional benefits and storage space on a virtual platform. If you are planning to expand your cloud system by hybrid cloud infrastructure, make sure that your first cloud system can work along with an additional cloud system.

Deploying cloud systems for business is the most crucial part for organizations in their digital transformation journey. ZeaCloud® helps you in this transformation by providing the most customizable and cost-effective public cloud services with easy deployment and great value that help you become future-ready.

Reach out to us today to know more.

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