On-premise servers are a huge part of any business, but they also come with considerable drawbacks due to their physical nature. In this blog, I will cover some of the most relevant problems that come with only using on-premise servers, as well as share how the cloud can negate these problems and lead to your MSP more effectively targeting your clients.
On-premise servers carry financial, physical, and security drawbacks that must be considered. Here are key considerations that I feel are central to the identity of on-premise servers.
Capital Investment Requirement
On-premise servers require capital investments to install and maintain that add up over time. If there is a problem with a server that cannot be remedied, capital is required to fix the issue and get the server running at full capacity again.
The cloud, on the other hand, maintains data and server information separate from a physical server location. Migration and upkeep are free for cloud servers, and any downtime is resolved in the background and doesn’t impact your MSP’s processes.
The capital investment for the cloud is negligible compared to the costs of maintaining on-premise servers.
Taking Up Space
Unsurprisingly, a major factor of on-premise servers is how they reside physically on-premise. Space is required in your office to house these servers, whether that be taking up rack space, closets, or even entire server rooms for seasoned MSPs.
A major appeal of the cloud is the complete opposite. No physical space is taken up by cloud servers since they compile your data in easily accessible cloud interfaces. For a growing business, it makes sense to choose the cloud for future server hosting rather than taking up more physical space.
Lacking Business Continuity
The nature of on-premise means that you could lose everything in the event of a natural disaster or fire, causing you to lose entire servers and information if no offsite backup is in place. Even if you do have an offsite backup, disaster recovery can take a lengthy amount of time, bringing productivity to a halt.
Ask your clients: instead of worrying about the unpredictable or waiting weeks for servers to be replaced, wouldn’t you rather use the strength of the cloud to store your data effortlessly? Cloud servers provide powerful business continuity that lets their business immediately pick back up in the event of disaster striking.
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