While the use of cloud computing is already part of the daily operations of many companies and organisations, not all of them may have fully grasped that different types of clouds exist. Yet, depending on specific needs — particularly in terms of data security — one type of cloud may prove more suitable than another for a given organisation.
That is why ST DIGITAL, a company specialising in digital transformation and data protection with its offering 100% AFRICAN CLOUD, helps you distinguish between the different types of clouds.
What is cloud computing?
But before going into detail, a brief reminder of what cloud computing is seems appropriate.
The term cloud computing encompasses all solutions that enable a company to outsource the storage, management, and security of its data.
Cloud computing helps businesses overcome the technical limitations involved in creating and managing their own digital infrastructures.
The public cloud
The public cloud provides access to a cloud computing solution directly managed and maintained by a service provider. The public cloud gives access to services that are shared with other users. To put it simply, with the public cloud you are a "tenant" of your workspace in the cloud.
It is a solution that is quick to implement, requires little technical knowledge, and is relatively accessible in terms of cost. The public cloud is therefore well suited to young companies that are growing rapidly.
The private cloud
For its part, the private cloud allows a company or organisation to use the resources provided by the cloud access provider on an exclusive basis. This private cloud can be hosted by the company or organisation itself (on-premise) or outsourced to datacentres. In any case, the private cloud is fully managed by the organisation that deploys it. It must therefore ensure its maintenance, but in return can optimise and customise it.
The private cloud proves well-suited to companies that wish to customise their interfaces and achieve a very high level of security, as it enables them to exercise complete control over access for different users.
The hybrid cloud
Finally, hybrid cloud is a solution that combines a private cloud and a public cloud. Hybrid cloud ensures seamless and automatic migration between clouds based on workloads and user permissions.
Hybrid cloud thus enables companies and organisations to benefit from a space of secure cloud and personalised while benefiting from the features, services and developments provided by the access provider.
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