subject: How to Pick the Right Cloud Infrastructure Provider for your Business [print this page] How to Pick the Right Cloud Infrastructure Provider for your Business
Cloud computing infrastructure companies are on the rise. According to industry analysts, outsourcing infrastructure to the cloud is expected to see significant growth in the months and years ahead. As more companies are offering cloud based services, it is important to differentiate among cloud infrastructure vendors. BizCloud's goal has been to demystify technology providers' offers in order to assist organizations make the right choice for cloud based services. As part of fulfilling this goal, BizCloud will be providing insight and advice on how to differentiate services from various providers and avoid the pitfalls of cloud migration, onboarding and management.
First, a quick background on cloud-based infrastructure and cloud evolution. Ross Perot, founder of EDS and Perot Systems, started his business by renting underutilized mainframes and servers at IBM and used them during off hours so that processing power of those machines could be done for companies that otherwise did not have access to computing power. Ross Perot revolutionized how companies could gain access to expensive mainframes and equipment that otherwise would have been inaccessible to them.
Fast forward to 1995 when a small startup called Exodus Communications, which at the time provided Internet connectivity services, identified a need for a dedicated data center. As pioneer of the collocation and managed hosting services, Exodus solved a major problem for companies that needed a stable and reliable server collocation. Companies no longer needed to provision bandwidth to office and keep web servers in the kitchen. They could now have access to a redundant data center with multiple fiber connections, redundant generators, raised floors and around the clock system network operation center to keep the servers up and running.
Technology companies in the late 90's could purchase or lease dedicated servers with guaranteed bandwidth, connectivity and managed services. At its peak, Exodus reached a valuation of 38 billion dollars and wentbankrupt due to heavy infrastructure cost with the fall of the .com boom.
The price for commodity services, such as bandwidth , fell in the first decade of 2000. The economic crisis of 2008 forced companies to look at other cost saving tools. Cloud-based infrastructure evolved as a result since it can provide dramatic savings for an organization. Take BizCloud for example, we do not have our own in-house cloud computing infrastructure but we still leverage some of the best technology providers to maintain the heavy demand load for our website and web application proprieties. Over the next few weeks and months we will be announcing major cloud computing partners who can provide significant cost savings while maintaining elasticity and growth for our business as well as yours.
We will take you through our decision criteria, our evaluation process and why we selected certain cloud vendors to work with. BizCloud's team of experienced and seasoned technology professionals is taking the same methodology used in our selection process as a guide for business owners to demystify cloud computing offers, so that the cloud evaluation, onboarding and ongoing management is seamless and painless. BizCloud has been in business for over 4 years, and our business management team consists of pioneers of technology outsourcing with years of experience at companies such as Exodus Communications, Above Net, Qwest Communications and many others. Bizcloud's teams of hands on experts have the working knowledge and experience in technology evolution and the advice that we provide will be applicable to your business and your bottom line. Our Cloud Infrastructure blog post will be updated each Wednesday.
