Cloud services or managed services: What's the difference?

 What are Cloud Services?

Managed Cloud Services include all models for the provision of IT resources over a network. These data networks can be public, private, or mixed, such as public, private, or hybrid clouds. The public cloud is controlled over the Internet, while the private cloud uses an internal intranet for networking. In the hybrid cloud, a hybrid of the other two models, companies can store confidential programs and data on their own servers and operate certain services over the Internet with public providers to conserve their own resources. Variants of the modern hybrid cloud bring advantages, even if more dynamics and scalability are required of the enterprise IT.

The term cloud computing describes both the use and the provision of a large number of IT services over a network. Cloud computing involves the transfer of IT resources to a cloud service provider who makes its technology available to a business. The provider cares less about the individual customer, but primarily manages the cloud infrastructure, applications, and operating system. The customer can use this service flexibly and according to their needs.

What are Managed Services?

In the case of managed services, an exact definition of the service to be provided is made prior to any cooperation between the IT service provider and the customer. This can be, for example, a regular monitoring of the IT infrastructure to correct any problems that may arise in time. Typical tasks performed by managed services are IT security services. It's more about easing the operations of the company's IT departments and closing security gaps. In principle, the services are defined and registered together before the conclusion of the contract.

Benefit from managed Cloud Services

Combined managed cloud services offer businesses numerous possibilities. This streamlines the storage and processing of large and changing amounts of data. Depending on the requirements, additional capabilities can be added and performance at a continuously high level can be guaranteed. This high-performance cloud computing integrates classic managed services infrastructures into a high-performance cloud environment.

The agility, flexibility, and scalability of corporate IT can be more easily implemented with the cloud. Furthermore, a cloud helps not only to solve existing challenges, but also to develop new applications without having to install a complete data center. However, companies often lack the right skills and experience. Therefore, it is useful to have partners who can maintain the professionalization and standardization of managed services. So that the quality of services for clients and service providers is correct.