Three Ways to Host Your Infrastructure
Every organisation eventually faces the same question: should critical systems run on-premises, in a colocation facility, or in the cloud? There is no universal answer - only a right answer for your workloads, budget and risk appetite. This framework reflects how Tech Guru advises clients across Delhi NCR and India.
Compare on Five Factors
- Cost profile - on-premises is capital heavy with low marginal cost; cloud is pay as you go but can exceed hardware cost within two to three years for steady workloads; colocation sits in between with predictable monthly INR billing.
- Control - on-premises and colocation give full control of hardware and data placement; cloud trades control for agility.
- Reliability - office power and cooling are usually the weakest link; colocation and cloud facilities are engineered for continuous operation.
- Compliance - data residency is satisfied by all three if designed correctly, since major cloud providers now operate Indian regions, but auditors often find dedicated hardware easier to evidence.
- Skills - cloud shifts effort from hardware care to architecture and cost governance; both require investment in people.
Simple Rules of Thumb
- Steady, predictable workloads with sensitive data favour on-premises or colocation.
- Spiky, seasonal or fast changing workloads favour cloud.
- Most mid size Indian enterprises land on a hybrid - core systems in colocation, elastic and customer facing systems in cloud.
How We Help You Decide
Our engagement follows assessment, proposal, implementation and support. The assessment inventories workloads and models three year costs for each option honestly, since we deliver all three and have no reason to push one. The proposal recommends a placement per workload, not a slogan. Implementation and support then execute whichever mix you approve.
For an unbiased placement study, open a ticket at app.techguru.co.in or call +91-8800567676.
