Why the public cloud is going nowhere
From my experience dealing with infrastructure
The best time to start using the cloud was 10 years ago; the next best time is now. I started coding before the era when the Cloud became mainstream, so my adoption has been methodical.
Even though most large companies are going mostly public cloud (e.g., Netflix, Walmart), I have adopted a hybrid cloud approach to deploying applications since my needs are not those of a multinational company.
I find public cloud pricey for founders without VC money, and though 80% of my applications run on my private cloud environment, I am still bullish on public cloud, especially platforms like Vercel, Laravel Cloud, Fly.io, etc. Below are three reasons why I am bullish:
Time is the most precious commodity.
Cloud platforms save a lot of time. As a budding solopreneur, I have come to the realization that time is the most important asset at my disposal. I have found myself in situations where I spent hours that could have been spent elsewhere on sorting out Infrastructure issues.
The burden of securing your infrastructure is now shared.
Security is one of the issues a lot of “techopreneurs” face. Security issues are unpredictable and can make or break your business. Although security is still your responsibility, using the cloud makes security easier, especially on the infrastructure level.
Compliance is now less of a headache.
A lot of these platforms have compliance figured out. Rolling your own infrastructure will have you jumping through hoops to get your app & infrastructure to become compliant. Using a platform like Vercel reduces your audit scope because the auditor can rely on Vercel’s SOC 2 controls.
In conclusion, the public cloud is here to stay, as it will save your time, it is secure & helps with compliance.
Thanks for reading.