IDG Contributor Network: When to use a public or private cloud infrastructure

With the vast quantities of data generated daily and the complexities of the required processing escalating, the cloud is emerging as a forerunner in the computing domain. Reducing operational costs and improving analytical power, there is little doubt that cloud computing is the way to go to optimize organizational business intelligence.The question, though, arises with regard to which platform to select. There are three platforms to keep in mind – private, public and hybrid clouds &ndash