5 Private Cloud Security Challenges and Risks

Most companies don’t want to share their data with a third-party cloud provider. Thus, they think of creating their own private cloud server. They build their cloud infrastructure, purchase cloud software and hire an internal cloud team to manage it. A private cloud ensures that you have on-demand computing with complete flexibility. You can create your technical solution according to your applications. It makes sure that you are depended on services like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

But, private cloud comes with its own unique set of risks. Adopting a private cloud server can expose your company to multiple risks. We have covered five major risks and challenges that can affect your private cloud project.

5 Private Cloud Security Challenges and Risks

1. Security Breach

Many companies think that their private data is safe in their private cloud. But, the reality is that public clouds and virtual private clouds (VPCs) are more secure when compared to the private cloud. They are maintained by many security professionals who know how to deal with cloud security challenges. Third-party cloud service provider makes sure that everything is running smoothly and securely since all of their customers are using same the same back-end technology. They have to keep their clients satisfied. Thus, reputable cloud providers will spend more time maintaining the security level of their cloud servers. If you are an individual company, then you can never obtain this level of security and reliability.

2. Physical Security can also be breached

Most of the third-party data centers offer a high level of physical security features. If your company doesn’t have the same level of physical security features, then your data can be easily stolen. A reputable cloud data server will have various motion cameras to record and monitor throughout the whole facility. They also set up many man-traps and use multi-factor authentication to make sure that unauthorized access is very difficult. Most data centers also offer weather resistance and perfect fire suppression systems. Many reputable providers also offer redundant data centers. They will store your data in multiple facilities throughout the country or the state. If there is any threat in one area, then they will re-route all the workload to another facility. Thus, your data is always secure. It is very difficult to maintain the security level of the private data center.

3. Expertise and difficult learning curve

You can build private clouds by using VMware’s software infrastructure. It is a very well known software in the cloud industry. But, more and more private cloud projects are shifting towards lower cost and powerful options. There are plenty of open-source platforms in the market. OpenStack is currently the most famous platform for private clouds.

If you don’t have an OpenStack expert in your team, then it will become extremely difficult to create your private server. There is a shortage of OpenStack experts in the market. According to the OpenStack survey, most users find it OpenStack very complex. The platform is quickly improving. But, if you don’t implement it correctly in the early stage then many things will break later. This will affect your ability to build a private cloud server.

4. Underbuying or overbuying capacity

A private cloud server can’t be termed as a real cloud. The true definition of cloud states it is both scalable and elastic. You don’t need to buy any additional hardware. If you are maintaining your own cloud server, then you need to buy more hardware to increase the capacity. Most of the time IT teams don’t know how much capacity they will need in the future. Thus, they might end up overbuying the equipment. Due to this, companies need to pay for unused equipment. Also, you need to pay for the real estate where you are going to set up your server. In some cases, the IT team might end up underbuying hardware. Thus, your website will go down when there is too much traffic on your website.

5. Performance Issues

If you are maintaining your server, then you need to buy various tools to manage it. Whenever a new version of tools is released, you need to buy it and install it. It is both time-consuming and expensive. You might think that you can continue to run old software. But, it will expose your server to various vulnerabilities. Hackers can easily hack your server and steal your data. Your server will also work very slow which can cause downtime. This downtime will affect the performance of both your customers and employees. The public cloud provider will automatically keep all the tools up-to-date.

If you’re still thinking about building your own private cloud server, then don’t do it again. Bleuwire offers consultancy services to its clients. They will ensure that your infrastructure is created securely and safely. Bleuwire will also tell you the exact capacity of the equipment you need. You can also get a Disaster Recovery service. Thus, you don’t have to worry about losing your data.

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