Cloud στο datacenter ή φυσικός server στην εταιρία;

Before we answer, let's examine three basic factors. The cost, the data security and the availability.

Cost

A physical server under your desk costs much more than you think. Besides the ownership cost, a server consumes power, needs air-conditioning, has a high maintenance cost (especially if there is a maintenance contract for the hardware) and, of course, you need experts for its management. Are you sure that these costs are less than the one required for a virtual private server in the datacenter?

Data security

We've heard many people say that their data are not safe outside the company and especially in infrastructure that is not theirs. We are pleased to inform you that this is only a bad reputation for those who want to believe that their data are safer within their company. Each virtual machine has its own password, which is known only to you. We do not and will never have access to your VPS, except if you want us to do it and only under your permission. As for the physical security of the machine and your data, I think it is clear that access to these is much easier if they are within your company than in the datacenter, where there is access control and security of the premises. As for disasters, the specifications with which the datacenteris built, as well as the existing fire detection and fire suppression systems, offer a high level of security and allow us to sleep peacefully!

Availability

Do you believe that the availability of a server within your company is higher than the one of a cloud server? This is not true. The virtual server that we offer you is based on machines that are supported by redundant power supplies powered by independent UPS. Moreover, there are generators that will feed the UPS in case of a blackout. In the datacenter there are ideal environmental conditions with stable temperature and humidity levels. They are also connected to the backbone of the Internet with high speed connection (100 Mbit/sec) and via two independent providers. Do you have such infrastructure in your company?

The answer to the first question is no longer necessary!