SaaS, Cloud Application, and Security
By John Ang, Director of IT & Education Technology, The Learning Lab, Singapore
John Ang, Director of IT & Education Technology, The Learning Lab, Singapore
Most Companies Should Consider Traditional Hosting And Cloud Hosting As A Blended Solution To Achieve Highest ROI For The Company
For cloud hosting services, we need to consider the ease of administration, which includes data transfer between accounts, key features to be turned on, etc.
IT staff should also be trained in cloud provider administration to administer the respective cloud hosting provider if it is infrastructure as a service.
On prem hosting will be less favourable especially with companies where getting talents in server, infra, operations, and security are tougher with many digital transformations being underway by private and government sectors.
Traditional hosting can also be considered with Tier 3 and Tier 4 options given to customers. Their cost may be more competitive with the introduction of cloud, especially if we need dedicated server hosting option.
Most companies should consider traditional hosting and cloud hosting as a blended solution to achieve highest ROI for the company.
There is another possibility to integrate with key cloud provider (e.g. AWS, Azure) together with a company network to make it a private WAN environment. This can be achievable from various provider (e.g. CATO). This will enforce another layer of security between internal & public hosted providers.
Taking into consideration the challenges of human resources in terms of hiring, retention, and the digital transformation that many are embarking, outsourcing seems to be a must have option. We will still need to have a core IT team within each company to work hand in hand with credible vendor to deliver solutions that meet our business demands.
