Cloud deployments are on the rise. Hybrid clouds allow IT workers to move workloads between internal data centers and the public cloud. This can help companies save money and boost project flexibility. But many of these companies fail to realize that there are networking obstacles that could adversely affect hybrid cloud efficiency.
Cloud computing is extremely useful when companies get slammed with a large workload or a new project. By moving work to a public cloud, IT departments can help their teams work more efficiently. But this work shift can lead to challenges. If the business does not have strong network connectivity – in the form of high bandwidth and low latency – performance degradation can be an issue.
And, while companies typically have enough bandwidth to support their day-to-day tasks, the increase in traffic that can arise while transferring work to and from a public cloud goes above and beyond that. Companies that truly want to reap the benefits of cloud computing must carefully plan their network connections in order to address these needs.
Also, since the network traffic must travel farther in these cases, there can be significant delays caused by network latency. This can be especially difficult if applications are shared between on-site and cloud-based environments.
Many of these issues can be addressed through proper network planning. But, since the core competency of most businesses lies in their own field, they often are unsure of how to go about planning and deploying networks that are able to handle these challenges and obstacles. This is where a managed network services provider like iPass (News - Alert) can come in. Experts from iPass MNS can work with a company to learn its needs, and then plan, design, build, manage, support and refine the network to meet current challenges, while evolving to keep up with constant advances in computing.
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Edited by Blaise McNamee