Will All Apps Eventually Be Cloud Based

Will All Apps Eventually Be Cloud Based? It is the most frequently asked question by businesses looking for better IT solutions in the cloud.

'It depends,' is the answer to the question.

It is literally raining clouds. Enterprise cloud adoption is accelerating, with most businesses considering moving their entire application suite to the cloud to enable a scalable, flexible, accessible, agile, and lean working environment.

However, before making the decision to migrate to the cloud, it is critical to assess which applications must be moved to the newly adopted cloud climate and which should be left at home. Organizations frequently miss this important point in their rush to adopt cloud computing and make the mistake of shifting their entire enterprise application ecosystem to the cloud.

If you want to get the most out of your cloud implementation, here is a checklist to help you determine which applications do not belong in the cloud.

Resource Consumption

The key to getting the most out of a cloud is smart resource allocation. Applications that consume more resources (CPU cycle, RAM, etc.) are therefore deemed unsuitable for cloud switching. Applications that max out from time to time will increase your resource consumption and thus your cloud cost.

As a result, they are poor candidates for virtualization. Monitoring your applications' resource consumption on a regular basis will help you separate the right candidates for cloud transfer from the wrong ones.

Sensitive Data

Applications designed internally to manage and store sensitive enterprise data are not intended to be hosted on a shared, multi-tenant cloud environment.

Despite the fact that cloud computing service providers' constant efforts have made the cloud safe enough to run most critical applications, mission-critical data may still be left on internal servers if you have the capacity to accommodate it.

Regulated Applications

Organizations that work under strict data regulation, such as healthcare and government agencies, may not find it worthwhile to migrate to the cloud because they must meet stricter compliance audits. The principle of sharing a resource pool in a multi-tenant environment underpins the cloud concept.

Applications that must pass a compliance audit for privacy and data security are not suitable for cloud hosting. If you are on the list of companies that must disclose the exact physical location of the server where your data is stored, your chances of moving to the cloud are practically nil.

Non-scalable Apps

Moving static apps would imply that the true power of the cloud, i.e. scalability, would be lost. The cloud is ideal for hosting applications that require a scalable platform and automatic spawning. Static applications with fixed resource consumption demands are better suited for traditional IT environments.

Input/output Heavy Apps

Large production databases and applications that must repeatedly connect to internal servers will perform better in an internal IT environment, whereas applications designed to work as standalone software can be moved to the cloud for improved functionality. Integrating cloud applications with on-premise software is not impossible, but it is difficult.

Complexities in Licensing:

As most businesses transition to a cloud environment from a traditional setup, they are encountering difficulties in matching the terms of licensing documents for their legacy applications. Some legacy application development firms argue that it is difficult to control new user licensing issues on the cloud, so they do not want their applications hosted there.

The most important aspect of cloud adoption is application migration to the cloud. Some applications will perform better in a cloud environment than others. It will be determined by the inherent characteristics of the application.

Identifying the critical attributes of the application is a critical part of determining its cloud competence. Applications that require a scalable platform and can be accessed by users from anywhere are more often deemed suitable for cloud hosting.

Conclusion

The development of cloud applications will be a hot topic in 2023. Word online is that the cloud approach provides numerous valuable benefits to businesses, including lower development costs (no need for hardware, servers, or even some software), increased accessibility of the final product, a new level of standardization, and scaling opportunities.

At the same time, cloud-based application development is more difficult than web or desktop development because there are more aspects to consider, such as various API integrations, data architecture planning, and data decoupling.

Furthermore, you cannot always be certain about your cloud service vendor (its ability to handle traffic surges, compliance with security standard updates, and bandwidth limitations). As a result, we recommend that you choose a provider carefully and rely on companies with a good reputation (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure).