Since the appearance of cloud servers, more and more companies have doubts when choosing between the typical physical server or cloud server. In some cases, businesses start by storing their documents on multiple computers and, when they run out of space, store them on physical servers. However, there always comes a time when having a room with servers and all the inconvenience they can cause makes you consider moving to cloud servers.
Are you undecided? We help you make a decision!
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What is a server?
The server is a computer device that provides information (images, videos, text files, applications, your website...) to clients, which can be people or other computers connected to it. There are two types of servers:
- Physical server: This server is located "physically" in hardware, often in specific rooms of the companies.
- cloud server: with this server, all the stored information is in the cloud, in a virtual infrastructure.
Cloud server vs physical server
cloud server
- Lower prices, without physical space and plans based on needs and monthly payment.
- Constant technological update.
- High scalability, with easy and quick contracting of new services.
- Easy access, from anywhere and at any time.
cloud server
- Higher costs, need for physical space, cooling system, devices? Great initial refunds.
- Possible obsolescence of tools and devices.
- Contracting new services is longer, requires new devices and migration costs.
- Limited access to the device and additional cost for remote access.
1. Costs
One of the most important aspects when choosing one of the two options is the costs. On the one hand, the prices of a local server they usually be tall, since you have to acquire licenses and services for its operation, and they require a infrastructure and maintenance constant. In addition, costs for other devices such as routers, cooling systems, security and extinction also have to be added.
Instead, the cloud servers are cheaper Since it is not necessary to have a physical space, you can choose the plan that best suits our needs and the supplier from service takes care of its maintenance. Furthermore, with suppliers such as Google Cloud Platform You can save even more by hiring only the service you need.
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2. Technological update
Technology is changing at a giant pace, this is indisputable. One of the decisive aspects when choosing a server can be its technological update.
On the one hand, the physical servers They are made up of hardware and software that is installed in the process of its implementation. This can cause, after a while, obsolete. Instead, Cloud servers can be constantly updated without investing more effort in it.
3. Scalability
If your company is growing and you need your resources to adapt to each phase of your company, it is best to hire a cloud server. For example, with Google Cloud Platform increase or decrease the resources you have no need for long waits and of very easy way. Remember that if you have a physical server, you may have to buy new devices or invest in migrations.
4. Accessibility
Accessing the information you have stored can be a problem if you have a local server. In this case, your access is usually limited, since it is in a physical room. If you want to access remotely, there may be a high security risk.
On the other hand, with the cloud server It is easy to access your information since it is not stored on a single device. This means being able to access any moment and from any place.
Which cloud server to choose?
If you are already a user of G Suite (now Google Workspace) and all the tools Google, and you know all its benefits, the best solution will be to stay with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is Google's cloud infrastructure that allows:
- Increase the security with GCP
- Reduce costs in unused infrastructure and services, thanks to payment for services.
- Make the company more scalable
- Have older accessibility to the data
- Make the company more intelligent, thanks to services such as GCP BigQuery, either Google Cloud Platform Machine Learning.
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Among the most requested services of Google Cloud Platform are GCP VPN, GCP Cloud Storage either GCP Kubernetes. This option is also being chosen a lot in the following situations:
1. Companies with WordPress websites
If you have a WordPress website and are interested in finding a good Hosting option, GCP also offers Google Cloud Platform WordPress. Depending on the website you have (traffic and desired control), GCP can be implemented in different ways. These include GCP Marketplace, Kubernetes Engine, App Engine or any of the GCP plugins for WordPress.
2. Companies that want to enhance Oracle workloads with GCP
If your company is using the services of Oracle and want to reduce TCO, increase availability and simplify the management of centers and databases, GCP Oracle Database It will be a good option. Google Cloud offers several migration strategies (host, platform or code change) that will allow you to easily start taking advantage of the benefits of Google Cloud Platform.
If you are interested in knowing more about any of these services you can inform you on our website or put you in contact us. We can advise you and propose a budget adapted to your needs.
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