Private vs.

Public Cloud:
I T ’ S A L L A B O U T C O N T R O L
Cost-effective solutions that offer security, availability and agility

W H A T ’ S T H E D I F F E R E N C E ?
F eatu re Attr ibutes Pu b l ic C l ou d Private C l o ud

Computing, storage and networking

Shared computing, storage and
resources dedicated to a
networking resources; limited supply
single organization; limited supply
but scalable to demand
matched to demand
C A PAC ITY

Delivered with little to no capital

Shared resources that can be
expense; consumed as an operating
consumed irrespective of location
expense that is predictable over
deliver high value return
a period of time
CO ST

Control over resource utilization with Single organization retains ability

some elements controlled by the to configure and manage resources
hosting operator without restrictions
CO NT R OL

High availability configurations

High availability configurations provide provide dedicated redundancy because
shared redundancy capabilities all resources can be assigned in the
event of a failure
R E L I A B I LITY

Because physical resources are The combination of physical and

shared, some organizations choose to logical segmentation for resources
be selective about which workloads safeguards the infrastructure at
operate here multiple layers
S E CURITY

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WHO IS expedient?
Expedient is a cloud and
Making the Decision
data center infrastructure A PUBLIC CLOUD SOLUTION MAY BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
as a service (IaaS) provider
Business growth is dynamic and computing demand
that handles operation of fluctuates over time
the information technology
Security is an imperative, but workloads can be appropriately
needed to support your segmented to reduce any risk that might be associated with
business. industry or government compliance mandates

We work with customers Keeping costs low by taking advantage of economies of

during events including: scale is appealing
• Hardware refresh
• Compliance and security
regulations
A PRIVATE CLOUD SOLUTION MAY BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
• Moving to the cloud Business growth is predictable and computing demand is
• Company growth and/or stable over time
expansion
Industry or government compliance mandates limit the
• Disaster recovery feasibility of shared resources
preparedness
Accepting higher, but predictable costs to ensure dedicated
How we solve resources is strongly desired
customer challenges:
• Cloud Computing
• Colocation PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS CAN KEEP
(11 data centers in 7 cities) DATA SAFE, SECURE AND SEPARATE.
• Managed Backups Expedient can deliver the outcome you’re looking for in one of
• Disaster Recovery its local data centers near you or one that’s further away—for
• Connectivity backup or disaster recovery reasons.

EXPEDIENT CITIES
Baltimore (x2)
Boston
Cleveland (x2)
Columbus (x2)
Indianapolis
Memphis
Pittsburgh (x2)

www.expedient.com • P. 877-570-7827