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Factors to Consider When Setting

Up Cloud Infrastructure

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Factors to Consider When Setting Up Cloud

Infrastructure

More and more businesses are seeking to set up cloud computing as part of their everyday

operations. It is already becoming clear that the cloud will be a major part of commerce for many years

to come, and many of even the more modest sized enterprises have a desire to move at least some of

their operations over to the cloud now.

However, there is still a pretty big knowledge gap with regard to the cloud. Not only do many people

not fully understand the way that the technology involved works, but they have no idea how to set up

the cloud infrastructure within their company in order for it to aid their business. It is obvious that the

cloud offers many convenience factors for businesses, and in time the security benefits of the cloud

will undoubtedly better understood.

But for the time being there can still be a weariness among new adopters of cloud technology, even

though the available evidence suggests that the numbers of companies embracing the cloud is

growing on a literally daily basis. Many smaller businesses, particularly those with a limited or

restrained budget, don’t know how best to incorporate the cloud into their operations, and how to

decide which provider would best suit their needs. Many business owners don’t even know what

factors to consider when setting up cloud infrastructure within a business; they just recognise that it is

something that could benefit their company.

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In short, there is a general feeling among business all over the world that the cloud is something they

should be taking advantage of, but there is something of a knowledge gap regarding where to get

started with it. So here are a few tips regarding factors to consider when setting up cloud infrastructure

for the first time.

It goes without saying that a cloud management solution should enable a business to have access to

the latest hardware, virtualisation and software solutions. But the ideal case scenario is that the cloud

infrastructure also provides support for the existing infrastructure of your business. Cloud

management providers are increasingly giving attention to ensuring that their solutions can merge with

traditional IT systems, which will be a veritable boon for many small businesses in particular.

Top quality cloud providers will provide a tool or tools which enable system administrators to monitor,

define and service the cloud infrastructure. Service offerings should include such facets as resource

guarantees, metering rules, resource management and billing cycles.

The best cloud set-ups now are both workload and resource aware. Once your cloud infrastructure

has been deployed, it is important that management has the flexible ability to create simple policies to

manage workload and data management within the system.

While the cloud has completely redefined the way that computing is being delivered, and this journey

has just begun, some things remain constant. It is of critical importance that any cloud infrastructure

which is put in place offers a secure, stable environment that protects a company’s data and runs

consistently and with as few outages and errors as possible.

When deploying a cloud computing infrastructure, it is absolutely essential that the ability is contained

within the system to monitor its performance, and to quickly rectify any errors or problems which may

occur within the system. The best cloud set-ups are now making this easy; another key component to

consider when building your cloud infrastructure.

Finally, if you have something of a deficit of understanding regarding the cloud, it is almost certain that

a hybrid cloud set-up would best suit your needs. This is the most flexible cloud-based system, and

enables users to run applications publicly and / or privately depending on the specific needs at the

time. This is a scalable and secure solution that will definitely suit SMEs.

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So these are some of the factors to consider when jumping in at the deep end with the cloud for the

first time. Perhaps the most important thing to remember is that although the cloud may be a relatively

new technology, it isn’t inherently unsafe, insecure or difficult to utilize; so there is no reason not to

look into what it could offer any business.

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