From the course: Cloud Concepts: Planning an App Migration Strategy

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Private clouds

Private clouds

- [Instructor] So what is a private cloud, and when do we migrate applications to a private cloud? Well, typically it runs inside your data center. In other words, you can see the physical servers and watch them run. And that means you also have to buy the servers, maintain the servers, and have people around who are able to operate the servers. Many people consider it more secure because it is on-premises, but that's changing over time. Public cloud security systems have a trend now to be superior to those that exist on-premise, including private cloud systems. So you have to look into that. And you own the hardware and software, which means you own it. You have to maintain it. You have to run it, and you have to provide power for it. You have to replace it. You have to do everything you need to do when you own a piece of equipment. So what are the advantages that a private cloud has? And also what are the…

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