Network resilience is more important than ever due to network complexity and connectivity. In the face of threats and stressors, network resilience is the ability to continue operating.

A resilient network allows companies to minimize the risks of downtime and the resulting loss of revenue. Furthermore, it also helps to ensure data security and privacy. Therefore, it is important to ask yourself: Is your network resilient?

What Is the Downtime Cost?

Before we get started with the resilience of your network, it is important to know what will happen if the network is not resilient and suffers downtime. What cost will your business have to pay?

Usually, the costs associated with downtime vary depending on several variables, such as the length of the outage, usage data, and business size. Here is a simple way to assess the downtime cost.

• Creativity: How many staff members cannot work if the Internet is down? How much do they make hourly?
• Sales Revenue: Add your average sale amount to the typical sales volume per hour.

Soft costs, which are more difficult to quantify, are also associated with outages.

• Customers who cannot complete their orders or reach your team will likely stop using your services.
• It’s a waste of time to reload screens again and again and wonder if the Internet has synced this time.

Four Steps to Ensure Network Resilience

Here is what you can do to ensure the resilience of your network.

1.   Identify Your Flaws

Recognizing network flaws and failure sites is essential for businesses. Considering that the network is vulnerable and that work is required, this is a brilliant place to start.

2.   Make a Network Roadmap

IT teams should regularly update their network roadmaps and identify possible weak points to locate the source of problems.

3.   Establish Costs

ITIC estimates that a single hour of downtime may cost anywhere from $1 million to $5 million. So, investment in more financial resources should be based on the typical cost of a network outage.

4.   Foster Assistance

To foster collaboration, IT teams should raise network resilience awareness at all organizational levels.

AiNET – Your Ultimate Solution

AiNET is eager to assist you in resolving a wide range of issues. We offer resilient network solutions for all problems, including fiber cuts, network failures, and outages.

So, you don’t need to worry about power outages as long as AiNET has your back.

The opposition to the public cloud has taken a new turn. People are disappointed in the efficiency of the public cloud for medium-sized companies looking for stable growth. Though it sounds like a great idea for small companies just starting their business, the efficacy of the public cloud diminishes over time. Here are some of the public cloud disadvantages you should know.

The Limited Usability of Public Cloud

The public cloud has been showing limited usability recently. Logically, it can serve its purpose in only two conditions. One, it is an ideal option for startups who don’t have much data to store on the cloud and don’t have enough budget to manage in-house data centers.

Secondly, a few companies are new in the market, and their target audience is so diverse they cannot predict the response to their products. Consequently, such companies have difficulty dealing with cloud computing as they don’t know the response their service would evoke. In such a situation, the public cloud can be a great option.

Besides these two situations, the public cloud exhibits limited usability. Medium-sized and large companies with the largest market share are well-researched about the target audience and can predict their computing needs. Still, they don’t get much out of the public cloud.

The public clouds, such as AWS and Google, have hyperscale presence, so they effortlessly accommodate such companies. However, most of the time, it doesn’t satisfy the company’s needs.

What’s In It for Large Companies?

You must be wondering why companies are attracted to the public cloud if it has such drawbacks. There are two reasons why companies cannot move on. Firstly, the expertise of the public cloud in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning is a no-brainer. Secondly, most of these companies started their journey with the public cloud, which is a great option to support the cloud computing needs of a company in its infancy. However, these companies don’t realize that moving workload from one cloud environment to another is a hassle. The larger the company, the more difficult it will be to transfer data. So, it’s not an exaggeration to say most companies are stuck.

AiNET – Your Ultimate Cloud Storage Solution

Rather than looking for something that supports your company in its infancy and becomes a burden at a later stage, the wise decision would be to choose a solution that serves its purpose in the long term. AiNET offers all kinds of cloud storage, fiber, and data center services. Contact us today.

The extensive use of the public cloud has changed the IT business landscape around the globe. The market volume of public cloud is expected to reach $834.60 billion by 2027. A study by SkyQuest suggests 94% of the organizations surveyed are either partially or totally dependent on the public cloud for their IT needs.

80% of the organizations plan to migrate more workload to the public cloud over the next three years. The numbers are mind-blowing. Cloud adoption was rapidly expanding even before the pandemic, and the Covid19 crisis has only accelerated the process. Since its launch, the public cloud has been promoted as the single best solution for organizations of all sizes. It has

been projected as cost-effective, more secure, reliable, and flexible. However, many experts in the field recently expressed their concerns stating that the public cloud has failed to live up to its expectations and started to look like a rip-off.

In this blog, we will explore whether the public cloud is, indeed, the best IT solution for any business or if it is just another myth created by the big companies offering this service.

The Public Cloud Is Not Cost-Effective, Not for All

The public cloud has always been promoted as the most cost-effective IT solution. However, the experiences of various organizations tell us otherwise. 

For small businesses and start-ups with simple applications and thin traffic, the public cloud can be a good option as it helps them save on the cost of setting up a full-fledged data center or a private cloud. However, as the business grows, keeping track of your spending on the public cloud becomes exponentially more complex.

The typical cost of housing your data in a public cloud platform is low. However, once your data is hosted, you have to pay to access it. Your monthly bill will reflect a cumulative cost, and the pricing model is unbelievably complex. As your business expands, the cost of data transfer and other services begins to pile up, which contradicts the claim of the public cloud being the most cost-effective option.  

US-based software development company Basecamp has recently decided to withdraw its IT infrastructure from public cloud platforms. The company has been paying more than half a million dollars a year to Amazon Web Services to avail of cloud services. Basecamp co-founder Davis Heinemeier Hansson writes, “Do you know how many insanely beefy servers you could purchase on a budget of half a million dollars per year?”.

For Basecamp and many other companies, the public cloud has proved to be much more expensive than other solutions such as private cloud or in-house data center.  

Wasted Cloud Spend

Organizations often find it hard to spot wasteful cloud spending. Organizations often find it hard to spot wasteful cloud spending. You may be spending thousands of dollars on services you don’t even use. It can happen even when you follow best practices for IT infrastructure management.

Overprovisioned computer resources often drain your dollars without you realizing it. It is incredibly complex to calculate the cost of a virtual machine depending on various factors. In general, larger machines are costlier than smaller ones. It wastes your money when you mistakenly deploy virtual machines far larger than the resource you need.

Besides, organizations often create zombie resources that they do not use. It can happen for various reasons. Your IT team may deploy it for trial purposes and forget to remove it. It is a common mistake that can drain your IT budget. Also, sometimes resources get deployed in the wrong environment. You continue to pay the bill for the service, but it is of no use to your business.     

Private Cloud or Hybrid IT Infrastructure Can Be Your Answer  

Contrary to popular belief, a private cloud solution can help you regulate your IT budget more efficiently than a public cloud. You have greater control over your IT infrastructure, and the billing is much more transparent.

Right from the beginning, you know how much to pay and what to expect. You may also want to adopt a hybrid IT strategy by dividing your IT workload between a private cloud and a physical server. It will enable you to track your spending and offer greater security.

Service providers like AiNET offer tailored services based on the particular requirements of an organization. We are ready to answer all your questions before we come up with a comprehensive solution for your business’s IT needs. Shoot us an email or call us at 1-888-3AiNET3 (301-931-6574).     

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently the biggest cloud service provider in the world, and it might retain that position for another decade or more. However, despite its tremendous resource and processing power, Amazon has a few cons that users can’t help but notice.

You’d agree that no company has a 100% customer satisfaction rate, but the low ratings are worth looking into if almost every dissatisfied user points out the same issue. In Amazon’s case, that issue is money oriented.

A quick survey on online communities such as Quora and Reddit showed immense dissatisfaction among individual AWS users regarding Amazon charges. Before digging into that, let’s discuss what makes Amazon so expensive.

Why is Amazon Web Services expensive?

Amazon Web Services isn’t the cheapest cloud provider out there. They’re expensive, and rightly so.

AWS offers incredible data transfer speed, 24/7 computing running time, multiple geographical operations, state-of-the-art security, and perhaps the best API in the cloud service industry. It’s also important to note that Amazon takes the most workload in the cloud computing industry, an undertaking that costs a lot to maintain.

Nonetheless, AWS is quite expensive compared to other cloud service providers that provide standard data center facilities and services.

Now let’s discuss the most pressing question.

Why do you incur extra charges on AWS invoices?

As an AWS user, it’s not unlikely to find extra charges on your monthly invoice, and like many others, you’re unsure of how they got there. Well, here’s how.

AWS cost descriptions are usually vague, making it quite difficult to calculate the cost of running specific applications and software on the platform. So in most cases, users go ahead with the services without making a thorough calculation.

The most complicated payment calculation on Amazon is the data transfer fee. As mentioned earlier, high transfer speed is one of the company’s highlights. Unfortunately, it’s the leading cause of extra charges on users’ invoices.

Amazon charges you for every bit of data you send in and out of the cloud platform, plus you also pay tax for every outbound transfer. So if you run applications that send out data regularly, you’ll pay more.

Outbound data transfers are inevitable, and while you might be able to control the amount of data you send out, you should know you also get charged a little extra when you send out data to more than one region.

What can you do?

AWS extra charges wouldn’t go away. That’s how the company thrives. However, you can use other standard cloud providers with a more budget-friendly policy.

AiNET provides fantastic cloud services with no hidden charges. Click the highlight to get started.

Businesses across sectors are adopting a cloud-first strategy to make the most out of modern technology. Cloud offers several business benefits to organizations, including scalability, cost savings, improved productivity, and reliability. 
When talking about cloud computing solutions, the first name that comes to mind is Amazon Web Services (AWS). Many of the world’s leading companies host their data on this cloud computing platform that claims to be the “world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.”

AWS is undoubtedly one of the most trusted cloud computing platforms, but is it the most cost-effective one? Do start-ups and small and medium-sized companies benefit equally from AWS as the big enterprises? Let’s dig in.

What Makes AWS So Expensive?

Your AWS monthly bill includes the cumulative cost of data transfer. This aspect is often overlooked while approximating the total cost, mainly because Amazon hides its data transfer cost during the signing of the contract. Furthermore, various types of data transfers have different rates and stipulations. It makes it even more challenging to track the bill.

In general, inbound data transfers are free. However, inter-Region and inter-Availability Zone data transfers add to your bill as these transfers are metered per Gigabyte. 

The pricing model for AWS data transfer is incredibly complex. The price differs depending on the AWS region, as each region has different rates for transferring data within it and outside of it. The cost also varies based on whether the data stays inside the AWS cloud infrastructure or goes out to the public internet. Several other factors also impact the cost of data transfer within or outside the AWS cloud.     

What’s The Alternative?

You can try minimizing the data transfer cost by implementing a few measures, such as choosing the right AWS region, keeping your data within the same region and Availability Zone, optimizing Amazon CloudFront, etc. However, remember none of these measures are full-proof, and it requires a lot of effort to meticulously plan the whole architecture. 

The planning is especially challenging for start-ups and SMBs who have limited resources at their disposal. The best solution is to opt for a cloud computing platform with a more straightforward pricing structure.

Service providers like AiNET offer customized cloud computing solutions suitable for all sizes of businesses. You can also go for a hybrid model if that suits your need. The best thing is, right from the time of signing the contract, you know what to expect and how much to pay for that service. You do not have to speculate on the cost as everything is explained with much clarity. All you will have to do is to let us know your requirement. Our team of experts will work with you to plan a solution tailor-made for your business. 

Have questions? Contact us at 1-888-3AiNET3 (301-931-6574) or shoot us an email. We will get back to you at the earliest. 

Any expert in the field would agree that the cloud is the future. No matter what industry you are in, eventually, you will have to move your IT infrastructure to the cloud. However, the process of cloud migration is not a cakewalk. Especially for businesses with complex IT needs and tons of apps, it may take significant time and resources to complete the process successfully.

The five Rs of cloud migration refer to five different approaches businesses can take while migrating their IT assets to the cloud. However, remember that every cloud migration is unique, and there is no definitive approach that ensures success. These five Rs only offer you a framework on which you can build your plan.

Rehost

Rehosting is the most straightforward approach to cloud migration. It is also referred to as lift and shift. It means you lift the server, apps, and operating systems from their current hosting environment and shift them to the cloud. Here you do not make any changes to the existing servers and applications; you just change their location.   

This process is fast and doesn’t require many resources. However, one of the major drawbacks of this strategy is that you cannot exploit the full potential of the cloud. The apps you are going to run on the cloud are not primarily designed for the cloud, and thus, the performance will not be as good as cloud-native apps. 

Re-platform 

This process is slightly more complex than rehosting. Here you optimize the applications during migration without altering the core architecture. It requires some programming input but is not as invasive as re-architecting.

The applications are re-platformed so that they show some attributes of cloud-native technology, such as portability and horizontal scaling. It is often the best option for businesses that cannot afford the resources required for re-architecture but still want improved performance and scalability. 

Refactor or Re Architect 

Refactoring is the most complex path a business can take while migrating to the cloud. This process requires more time and resources than the other models. Businesses choose this model to optimize their performance and to add new features. It allows the businesses to leverage the cloud benefits to the full extent. 

When time is not a constraint, refactoring can be done during the first stage of migration. That means you re-architect the applications before moving to the cloud. However, many businesses prefer to do it at a later stage. 

Replace 

Replacing, also called repurchasing, is a method where you simply replace the legacy applications with a SaaS solution that offers improved performance on the cloud. 

Here you end the existing licensing agreement and opt for a cloud-native application. Usually, organizations opt for this model when the current license agreement fails to fulfill the business requirements or expires. 

Retain

It is also referred to as the hybrid model. In this model, businesses migrate some portions of the IT infrastructure to the cloud and retain the rest in the current environment. 

Businesses often are not ready to move their entire IT portfolio for various reasons, including compliance issues. This model is ideal for those who are required to run some of their business applications and services on-premises.

At Ai.NET, we offer complete cloud solutions. Whatever model suits you, we will help you plan the entire process. Have questions? Send us a message, and let us help you take your business to the next level.   

The global cloud computing market is expected to reach USD 947.3 billion by 2026. Anyone with a little knowledge of the technology would agree that the cloud is the future. Have you ever wondered what percentage of your organization’s workload depends on cloud-native technology? The number may vary depending on various factors. However, it is definitely greater than it used to be a few years back. 

Cloud technology offers a plethora of benefits to all businesses irrespective of their size and nature of business operations. It is time for organizations to implement a cloud-first strategy to stay ahead of the curve. Here we discuss what is cloud-first approach and how your business can benefit from this strategy.

What Is a Cloud-First Strategy?  

A cloud-first strategy is an approach where businesses prioritize the cloud as a solution. This approach suggests that businesses should first consider the cloud as a solution when adopting a new process or updating an existing system. They should go for other solutions only when the cloud fails to offer more benefits or when it is not suitable for one or more reasons. 

Businesses adopt a cloud-first approach with the understanding that in a few years, on-premises infrastructure will become outdated and cause massive maintenance costs. Gartner analyst Milind Goverkar says  85% of the businesses will take a cloud-first approach by 2025 to reap the full benefit of agile technology. He further states that in the coming years, any IT infrastructure that is not cloud will be considered a legacy.

It is important to remember that a cloud-first approach doesn’t mean you need to migrate your entire IT infrastructure to the cloud. This approach allows you to retain your legacy system as long as they offer value. 

Benefits of Adopting a Cloud-First Strategy

Cloud-first approach allows businesses to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced digital world. Some of the benefits offered by the cloud-first strategy are:

Cost-saving

The equipment and maintenance costs are dramatically reduced when you deploy a cloud-based solution. In fact, you get similar or even more computing power and storage at a fraction of your previous expenses. Cost-saving is often one of the key motivations for businesses to adopt the cloud. 

Scalability

Cloud infrastructure offers you easy scalability. Businesses grow, and their needs change with time. It can be a pain to upgrade your physical server to meet your ever-changing requirement. With cloud technology, you can quickly scale up your infrastructure as and when needed. You only need to upgrade your current plan and pay more for additional resources. 

Improved Productivity and Collaboration

Cloud-native infrastructure helps you streamline operation management across all departments. It is also ideal for a remote team working on the same project. The coordination becomes seamless, and in turn, it improves productivity and enables better collaboration. 

Enhanced Disaster Recovery

Hardware failure, cyber-attack, and data loss events are real threats to any business. They can cause irreparable damage to any business. However, when all your information and applications are stored on cloud infrastructure, the recovery process becomes quick and easy. You can bring back all the data in no time and resume your operation as usual. 

Ai.NET offers customized cloud computing setups suitable for all sizes of businesses. Let us know your requirements, and we will tailor the best solution for you.  

The cloud industry has taken off in the past few years, insinuating a modern data management system. However, most businesses have jumped into the cloud ocean without proper cloud cost management planning and strategy, which calls for several challenges. Uncontrolled cloud spending tops this list with immensely down lifting your revenue graph!
Let us tell you the importance of public cloud cost optimization.

To save your venture from this elbow grease, we have laid out the niftiest 3-step guide to public cloud cost optimization . Let’s get down to it!

How to Optimize Your Public Cloud Cost?

1. Plan

Planning is a step where you have to sit down with your team and lay out your requirements. Two things will come to your mind when you do this:

Forecast Consumption

Check how many users in your company would be utilizing a cloud-based service. Study previous records of cloud usage in your company to be as accurate as possible in this step for an effective result.

Establish Budget

This step will require some research. Explore the price packages of different cloud service providers. Observe which one aligns with your requirement at an affordable price. List those providers and choose the best one based on the value they bring to your data management system.

2.   Track

You tried to assume the consumption as accurately as possible. Now the following step is to find out how correct was your assumption.

Heat maps

You can use heat maps in this case. Analyze the peaks and valleys in the graph. It will help you understand when the cloud service is used the most, and you’ll be able to control things more efficiently.

Invoice by the Provider

Observe the billing invoice sent to you by the provider. Check the things you are being charged for. Is there anything extra in your bill that your team is not using or does not need? If yes, you can optimize the costs here.

3.   Optimize

Optimization is the third and most significant step to provide you with the results you worked for. With all the data you have collected, here are some ideas to intervene:

Limit Cloud Consumption

Remember those heat maps? You will observe a uniform pattern in it. For example, there is a spike on weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm. There is a flat line on the graph during the weekends. In this case, you can limit the cloud consumption on weekends automatically or manually.

Use Horizontal Autoscaling

With horizontal autoscaling, you can do public cloud cost optimization. The system will automatically optimize the CPU and memory as the workload changes. Minimum legwork for you!

Conclusion: Don’t Compromise On The Quality For The Price!

AiNET serves as a savior by providing affordable options while providing a breakthrough quality. With our data centers, fiber optic networks, and cloud storage all around the world to back you up, you’ll hardly ever get a complaint of system down. In the long run, AiNET’s public cloud services save you a ton of time, energy, and of course, money too!

Amid COVID-19, the cloud industry has boomed like crazy! Businesses have shifted to remote work models integrating cloud computing. It has proven to be a support system for a digitalized data-driven business framework.

Now, although the world is gradually recovering from the pandemic, cloud solutions don’t seem to go anywhere soon. In fact, the global spending on cloud services is expected to reach over $482 billion in 2022.

So, more and more businesses are adopting the cloud-first strategy and transforming their on-premises data networks onto cloud computing. This technological evolution calls for new cloud trends in 2022.

This article lists the top 5 cloud trends emerging in 2022. Thus, you can stay on top of them and transform your biz accordingly!

1.  Artificial Intelligence

Firstly, artificial intelligence is dominating the world. Digital assistants like Google Home, Siri, and Amazon’s Alexa are perfect examples of AI and cloud computing’s role in our daily lives.

Artificial intelligence capabilities are now layering with cloud computing to help businesses organize their data and optimize workflows. Agile development, seamless data access, cloud security automation, and data mining are some of the numerous prominent benefits of AI cloud computing. Simply put, it has made dreams possible and attainable for every venture.

2.  The Rise of Multi-cloud Approach

Another cloud trend gaining popularity is multi-cloud. It is a model based on organizing and dividing data across multiple clouds instead of sticking with one. Some organizations use two or more public clouds; others might prefer two or more private clouds; and some employ a combination of both public and private clouds, namely hybrid cloud.

Multi-cloud allows companies to allocate and distribute workload across various cloud environments. Working great for large organizations, multi-cloud enables easier data access and sharing. Therefore, they can publicize the data for their audience on public clouds and retain confidential information on private cloud servers. Multi-cloud also reduces the risk of storing their data on a single cloud server.

3.  The Surge of Hybrid Cloud Services

In addition, did you know that 50% of enterprise applications are predicted to shift to a containerized hybrid cloud model by 2023? The reason is its extensive advantages for commercial entities!

A hybrid cloud combines an on-premises data center and a public cloud. By using hybrid cloud systems, businesses can leverage the shareability of information. In addition, it also reduces their operational costs. Plus, it makes data accessible for remote workers and provides better security and protection to sensitive data.

4.  Serverless Computing

Cloud computing has been going through a period of remarkable growth. Several factors are responsible for this, including mobile computing, matured cloud offerings, enhanced network performance — and serverless computing.

The significant factor of serverless computing is the pay-as-you-go model. Numerous IT departments have adopted the serverless computing model where customers pay only for the services used and get as many resources as they need without the up-front cost.

Using this method means your business doesn’t have to go through the hassle of stoning a physical system or hardware. So, the developers can build and run the applications without any infrastructure.

5.  Edge Computing

Last but not least, another booming trend of 2022 is edge computing. Edge computing allows data generated by the internet of things to be processed. Its primary purpose is to bring time-sensitive data storage and computation closer to data sources.

Edge computing is a great innovation for businesses to enhance their operational efficiency. It provides real-time data analysis and processing with better reliability and advanced security while reducing latency. You can improve your response times and save bandwidth too!

Wrap Up: Get the Best Cloud Computing Solutions At AiNET

In conclusion, the backbone of the tech ecosystem is cloud computing. It is evolving and expected to become more efficient, affordable, and flexible in 2022 and beyond.

So, to follow up on the latest trends in cloud storage, you need top-notch cloud services like AiNET’s cloud stack that meet your business needs seamlessly.

AiNET’s Access(TM) specializes in delivering innovative and compliant cloud infrastructure of all levels. That is, you get robust private and hybrid cloud computing solutions to keep you ahead of the game.

Hybrid clouds usage and popularity are increasing every passing day. And, the reason is not surprising at all! Hybrid cloud is introducing a new technological system to businesses enabling them to perform better. It’s enhancing their cloud capabilities by allowing them to migrate apps and share data across multiple clouds.

What is it?

To start with, incorporating services from the public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises infrastructure makes up the hybrid cloud.

It delivers management, automated configuration, and portability of applications across the public and private cloud networks and on-premises infrastructure.

How Does A Hybrid Cloud Work?

It combines the functions of both public and private clouds to give its users a better overall experience.

It works by combining the infrastructure of local data center assets with resources of public and private clouds.

It’s modern architecture focuses on enhancing the workload’s portability throughout the cloud environments.

6 Benefits of Shifting To A Hybrid Cloud

Consider the following six main benefits of shifting:

1.Increased Productivity

Firstly, through it, productivity level increases. Consequently, organizations can quickly adopt different methodologies, such as agile methods.

2. Efficient Infrastructure

Secondly, hybrid clouds provide extra control. Hence, the infrastructure becomes more efficient.

3. Accelerated Business

In addition, it gives a boost to all businesses by accelerating innovation.

4. Improved Security

With its help, compliance regulatory and overall security across the entire organization is enhanced.

5. Saves Time

Moreover, by accelerating every area of work, it saves quality time. So, all products, services, and applications are delivered at a faster pace.

6. Flexibility

Last but not least, It makes organizations more flexible in their work.

3 Drawbacks of a Hybrid Cloud

Besides the vast list of advantages, there are three drawbacks, as mentioned below:

1. High Investment

High investment is needed to develop an enterprise cloud.

2. Bottlenecks

The transmission of data across public and private clouds often results in network bottlenecks.

3. Cloud Compatibility

This issue is mainly related to its infrastructure. As a result, it can decrease the overall performance level of the system.

Conclusion: Should You Shift?

In conclusion, It is trending in every IT department. It is highly efficient in increasing the agility of IT teams. Among all cloud environments, Hybrid cloud leads the list of best deployment models.

According to 2019’s Enterprise Cloud Index, 85% of companies chose a hybrid cloud as IT’s ideal operating model — another reason to shift to a hybrid cloud.

So, if you are ready to make a shift, check out the best deals for hybrid cloud services by AiNET — experience hybrid cloud’s tremendous advantages and success for your business.