Tips for Choosing the Right Cloud Platform for Your Business

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How to choose an app development cloud platform that fits your business’s needs:

  1. Cloud security.
  2. Cloud compliance. Are you beholden to GDPR, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, or any other frameworks?
  3. Ease of use
  4. What other software are you using? Are you already using Microsoft Office or Google? What service would integrate best with the software you already have?
  5. Service levels. What kind of Cloud Service Level Agreements do they offer?
  6. Support. Can you get help when you need it quickly?
  7. Cost. Is it within your budget?

Our Top Picks

Easy to use: AWS

Best features: AWS

Most affordable: Google Cloud

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  • Google Cloud: With a pay-as-you-use pricing structure, this software offers many features to help you get the storage you need without breaking the bank. As well as cloud storage, they also offer cloud CDN, compute engine, an area to manage the use of the software, and other valuable features.
  • GitHub: This platform is a website and cloud-based service that allows developers to store and manage their code. It also serves as a collaboration platform and working portfolio of coders’ projects.
  • Microsoft Azure: Similar to Good Cloud, this platform has everything you need to manage your projects and apps in the cloud. They also offer a pay-as-you-go pricing structure and services with free monthly use amounts available.
  • AWS: Amazon combines cloud storage with features that also allow you to build mobile and web-based cloud-native apps. You only pay for the compute time you consume.
  • Backblaze: Similar to Amazon, Backblaze offers a place to store your files, data, and media. They also allow teams to build and develop apps.
  • Oracle Cloud: Everything you need to build cloud-native apps. They market themselves as a much more affordable option over AWS.
  • Red Hat Cloud: This software claims to help teams focus on the work that’s most important to them—quick development, deployment, and evolution of applications—while trusted experts manage the infrastructure. You create your subscription through Red Hat, but they work with other cloud storage providers to store your data.
  • DreamHost Cloud: Boasting unparalleled speed and full root access, DreamHost offers a platform great for web app development.
  • Alibaba Cloud: This platform offers different services based on your industry which is nice. They offer a wide range of storage and cloud technology.
  • Gcore Cloud: Gcore offers a range of products including edge networks, cloud, streaming platforms, virtual and dedicated servers, containers, serverless computing, AI & machine learning, and more.
  • NetApp Cloud Services: NetApp promises to automate cloud infrastructure to improve performance, reduce complexity, and continually optimize for more cloud at less cost. Your cloud workloads get the most scalable and available resources at the lowest possible cost without overprovisioning.
 
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