“Cloud computing is in its beginning stages and will only continue to grow, Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday.” (June 28th, 2022)
Even if you currently don’t have a comprehensive cloud strategy, regardless of the reason, there is a justification for doing a “proof-of-concept” in the cloud for at least one application of significance in your app portfolio.
Here are a few top reasons companies cite why they don’t move to the cloud. Of course, there could be many others, but these are popular.
- Costs (cost of the cloud service, plus implied costs like network connectivity)
- Your applications are antiquated and based on mainframe or mid-range servers.
- Security
- “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.”