In 2024, the majority of businesses use some form of cloud service – but what is the cloud? Gartner states that there are five steps to fully adopting the cloud that start as a technology disruptor and inevitably lead up to a business necessity. These fancy terms sound alluring but in real terms, what is the cloud?
At Focus Networks we discuss three cloud options being public, private or hybrid. The public cloud is most common, is managed by the cloud provider and can be a platform like Microsoft Azure. The private cloud can be dedicated or shared, is controlled by you or your provider and is on a private network. The hybrid cloud is a mix of both public and private to help move data between both platforms. Focus Networks offers a shared private cloud.
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