2 years ago

In this post, we’ll break down some of the basics of public cloud vs private cloud in a way that anyone can understand. We’ll cover what public cloud is, what private cloud is, and the cloud architecture basics around both you need to know. To start with, let’s give a quick definition of public and private cloud — a little TL;DR on the difference between public cloud vs private cloud.

Hybrid cloud environments are the chocolate-vanilla swirl soft-serve combo of public and private cloud, combining aspects of both private and public cloud and sharing data and applications between them.

Other people argue in favor of multi-cloud and using multiple public cloud to avoid vendor lock-in. Vendor lock-in is when you become so entrenched with a single vendor that you may lose flexibility or negotiating position.