Companies are Abandoning the Cloud

Many companies, including Apple and Dropbox, are leaving public cloud hosting (like AWS) in favor of private cloud hosting and bare-metal/dedicated servers. The kicker? There’s one simple reason for the exodus from public cloud hosting.

The performance of public cloud hosting setups in terms of network speed, disk speed, and CPU performance are quantifiably worse than other hosting options. At the same time, the cost of public cloud hosting has simply gotten out of hand. This is with comparable hosting options being as much as 4X cheaper than cloud hosting.

Stories of Companies Leaving the Cloud Highlight Increased Performance and Decreased Cost

Tiingo made the switch from AWS to a bare-metal/dedicated server setup recently and ran a few benchmarks when they switched. They found that their network was significantly faster, more stable, and 15-44% cheaper. Additionally, they found that their CPU was 30-40% more powerful and 15% cheaper. Lastly, they discovered their hard disk was better performing and was 92% cheaper.

Tiingo had been experiencing a bottleneck by using AWS and by switching was able to offer a better user experience at a lower cost. Learn more about their switch here.

Should You Reconsider Your Cloud Hosting Setup?

There are a couple of scenarios in which you’d want to move away from a public cloud and begin to run on a private cloud, bare metal, or dedicated server setup.

One instance in which you’d want to switch would be if the number and size of your workloads grow. Many cite the scalability of the public cloud as a reason to go with that setup, but when it comes time to scale up, the pricing often becomes prohibitively expensive. Costs begin to very rapidly exceed that of a dedicated server or private cloud as you utilize more resources and features. This is why we are seeing companies like Apple and Dropbox drop AWS. Is expected that we’ll see many more companies ranging from SMBs to enterprise come to the same conclusion. Switching away from the cloud in the coming years.

Other Reasons to Leave Cloud Hosting

Even though the primary reason to leave cloud hosting setups is price and performance. There are many other reasons you may wish to leave.

For one, you may encounter compliance issues with public cloud hosting. This is why many companies within the financial, medical, and legal sectors are sticking with private clouds, bare metal servers, and dedicated servers.

Another reason is the requirement of proprietary knowledge that is often necessary for public cloud setups.

Lastly, it’s important to consider the lack of control when choosing AWS vs  Dedicated Servers (or similar hosting options). With a dedicated server, you’re given full root control, the ability to customize hardware, and more. These benefits result in a more tailored experience and shouldn’t be taken lightly.

ServerPronto offers the best affordable and secure hosting service in all dedicated server packages.