Private clouds are gaining popularity over public clouds as they provide more security, reliability, customizability and control over data. A private cloud allows for on-demand scalability and dedicated servers. It is expected that private cloud use will grow to almost 50% of companies in the next two years, compared to only 15% using public clouds primarily. Companies primarily use private clouds for application development, data storage, and core business applications.

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Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud
Sources: Survey from USENIX Large Installation System Administration conference; Black Duck, The Future of Open Source survey
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The private cloud is more SECURED,
RELIABLE, AND CUSTOMIZABLE
than the public cloud
The public cloud does not
allow for as much
CONTROL OVER
YOUR DATA as the
private cloud
Private cloud provides ON-DEMAND
SCALABILITY and dedicated servers for
your deployment
Private cloud use is
expected to grow to
almost 50% in the
next two years.
Compared to public cloud
use at 15%
Application
Development
The debate over whether a business should use a public or private
cloud will likely never end, but trends are showing that Private
cloud-based solutions are gaining a lead.
COMPANIES
PRIMARILY USE THEIR
PRIVATE CLOUD
SERVICES FOR
Data
Storage
Core Business
Applications
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