Should Your Organization consider Repatriating Your Data?
Data repatriation describes a shift away from the cloud and back to on-premise infrastructure. As technology evolves, privacy and data access must transform as well. There has been continued interest in moving all data to the cloud for its various advantages, however growing compliance needs and changing rules may have you thinking twice about this hyper-cloud strategy. Now more than ever, having more control over where and how you store your data is vital to the functioning of your organization.
Here Are The Top 5 Reasons to Repatriate Your Organization's Data:
Latency and Data Gravity in the Cloud
The term data gravity is an analogy referring to the relationship between data and applications: they are attracted to one another, as in the Law of Gravity. Datasets are getting larger, which makes them more difficult to move (and, in terms of the analogy, have more “gravity”). If your business requires low latency and high-speed data transfers, then you may find that the cloud isn’t suitable. It may be better to have a higher-speed connection between on-premises storage and any other devices that need access to the information. Additionally, if one part of your company’s operations are using more data than another division, a decentralized model can support your overall effort. With a hosted archive, we can also ensure speedy access to records in seconds.
Data Security and Regulation
Many companies do not want to send sensitive and important information to hyper-cloud destinations and prefer to keep it on-premises where they have direct access and control. With security breaches including cloud providers such as Google and Yahoo, data loss or tampering can cost companies millions of dollars. Many companies are not willing to take the risk and feel safer keeping their data stored in a more private location.
Infrastructure Failure
If your cloud provider goes out of business, you will need to repatriate your data into other infrastructure. If this happens, then companies will be able to retrieve their information and take it elsewhere. No organization wants to deal with the hassle of migrating and storing critical company data in someone else’s hands.
Improved Organizational Structure
Very large cloud providers can also threaten organizational culture in some ways. Above all, the cloud makes it easy for individual users or groups to build their own IT operation of control, especially within organizations that lack strong IT governance controls. In this scenario, it becomes possible for employees to quickly launch resources or applications with little oversight. On-premises and with a white-glove service offering such as Zovy, this is far more likely to be flagged and addressed swiftly.
Improve User Experience
Cloud repatriation can improve performance. For example, if your business deploys an in-house app that is used by all employees, you may create better performance by hosting the app on-premise, where it can run in close proximity to its users. If it’s in the cloud, network latency and bandwidth issues may become the weakest link in your user experience. Working closely with a representative, we can build a custom solution to suit your personalized needs.
