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Though having a virtually private setup, it still exists in public space. Businesses that
are customers of organizations using such a platform might be deeply concerned with
their data security and choose to change their service providers.
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Best for:
Organizations of any size that do not deal with or operate highly sensitive and
confidential customer data
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Usual applicability scenarios:
Organizations unable or unwilling to make capital expenditure for a privately owned
infrastructure
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Organizations that do not own any hardware assets
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Organizations that have the responsibility to comply with standards, regulations, data
privacy, and security
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Public Cloud
The public cloud is a cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure and resource
pool is in the public space. The public cloud is built by a vendor for the purposes of operating
it as a commercial service.
Advantages:
No special hardware resources requirements for managing the public cloud because
the cloud service provider is solely responsible for it
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On-demand provisioning with no capital expenditure
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Disadvantages:
Vendor lock-in concerns
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Data privacy, security, and compliance concerns
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Standards and regulation concerns
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Best for:
Companies that want to have a fast and dynamic environment on a per-project basis
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Companies that want to quickly prototype or test new ideas and solutions
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Companies that want to move quickly from staging to production (and thus require
quick provisioning of resources)
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Usual applicability scenarios:
Small and medium-sized companies that do not own any infrastructure, are unable to
allocate capital funds, or are unwilling to spend capital on infrastructure
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Companies short on specialized hardware resources
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