This post is the second in a series based on IBM Systems Magazine’s article titled “Infrastructure Matters: Myth or Truth”. In the first post, we discussed the first two of 10 misconceptions about IT infrastructure. Today, we will share two more.
The third myth listed is that the cloud’s only value is cost reduction. We disagree with this myth. In our May 28th post “Benefits of Infrastructure-as-as-Service (IaaS)”, we spell out eight different benefits, beginning with no capital investments, which yes, keeps costs down. But in addition to cost savings, other benefits include scalability, flexibility, ability to focus on what you do best, opportunity to leverage the latest and greatest technologies, rapid upstarts, anytime/anywhere access, and tight security controls. The combination of all these benefits, results in the ability for the cloud to drive business growth.
Another misconception is that off-the-shelf storage is sufficient for cloud infrastructures. Off-the-shelf storage has its time and place, but not when you are storing your mission-critical data. Most businesses rely heavily on their information assets to operate. Putting that valuable data into the wrong hands (or storage solution) can be detrimental. Selecting a storage solution that not only protects data, but also ensures its easily accessible, resilient, flexible, and offers high-level performance is essential.
In our next post we will touch on myths regarding public and private clouds and big data.