How to Choose a Cloud Platform?
Learn about the parameters to consider while choosing a cloud platform.
Now that we have learned about cloud computing concepts and been through different services cloud platforms offer and how some of those services work under the hood, it's time to bring that knowledge into action. It's time to pick up a cloud platform and build cloud-based solutions.
In this lesson, we’ll learn how to pick any cloud platform. There are many cloud platforms, each with its strengths and weaknesses. We have discussed services from many cloud platforms previously in this course as well. We won’t focus on any specific cloud platform in this lesson, since these criteria are generic and apply to any cloud platform we select.
Criteria
Now we’ll list some parameters that can be considered while choosing a cloud platform.
Company culture
More often than not, choosing a cloud platform is not a technical decision but more of a cultural decision. It depends on what the company’s culture is, what tools and systems the company is using, and what programming languages and frameworks developers are familiar with. What level of support is desirable, what is the budget, what compliance requirements does a company have, and which cloud platform ...
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