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What Size/Type Cloud Does my Organization Need?

All clouds are not created equal, and the same can be said for the variety of data you are responsible for managing every day. Typically, this is a good guide to determine where to place your different types of data and applications:

• Public Clouds
  • Non-production
  • Backup/DR
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Proof of Concept
  • Pilots

  Private Clouds

  • Production
  • Datacenter Overflow
  • Business Unit Apps
  • Internet facing
  • Unknown or little known requirements

  Internal Clouds

  • Mission critical
  • Legacy connectivity
  • Proprietary
  • Intellectual property
  • Latency sensitive