Perfect for growing companies or seasonal businesses, when traffic increases to a website, companies can take advantage of the extra resources provided by a public cloud, rather than placing too much strain on their existing private cloud or the on-site setup. Known as ‘cloud bursting’, this gives businesses a vast amount of flexibility and scalability, without significantly increasing their costs.

Furthermore, firms that need either on-site or private cloud solutions due to sensitive data storage, can take a hybrid approach and use public clouds for less sensitive business activity, such as email communication or website hosting. 

Perfect for government organizations or businesses with high-level security concerns, private cloud implementation can be cheaper and easier to maintain than on-site solutions, but more secure than a public cloud. With more control over a private cloud, you can modify the environment for your specific needs, but still, have access to the high level of scalability associated with public clouds. 

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