Atlassian Cloud or Data Center. Both deployment methods have their pros and cons. What you decide to go with depends primarily on your requirements, the number of users you need on your systems, your IT department's security guidelines, and your company's long-term strategy.
Before we go into more detail about which variant might be right for you, we first want to look at the various pros and cons of the individual systems.
Atlassian Data Center
Atlassian Data Center is a self-hosted method for running your Jira or Confluence systems. Data Centers have the characteristic of routing server requests across various self-hosted nodes. If one node fails, the others are able to take over and process the load. A server system with multiple nodes is worthwhile if an instance has 500 or more users. However, there are also cases where the number of users is only 250. Data Centers can save you money in the long run, especially if your company is growing rapidly or you want to expand.
With Atlassian Data Center, you can take full control of your IT infrastructure. This allows you to:
- reduce downtime to a self-controlled minimum
- scale the required infrastructure to your requirements (on demand)
- Full control over data privacy and data security
- Control over updates for your system
- Unlimited number of users
Data Centers are independent of the number of users you need for your company. Atlassian Cloud, on the other hand, is currently limited to 20,000 users. (Atlassian is currently testing up to 50,000 users.)
Atlassian Cloud
The Cloud is here, and it is not going away. On-premise solutions are no longer an option (at least for most companies). The question, however, is whether you want to follow the trend and be an early adopter, or whether you will miss the chance to use future-proof technologies.
Serverless infrastructure (Cloud) offers many advantages to organisations around the world. In addition, Atlassian's constant work on optimising its product pays off: concerns regarding security and compliance are taken seriously, and appropriate steps are taken to close gaps. Let's take a look at why you should consider the Cloud option for your company, now that you know how it works in Atlassian products:
- 100% Availability: The Atlassian Cloud has a guaranteed availability of 99.95%.
- Faster Configuration: New instances can be set up and configured within minutes.
- Automatic Updates: The Atlassian Cloud receives updates as soon as they are available. No more manual updates *????*.
- Increased Productivity: Use modern tools, approaches, and features to your advantage and save valuable resources (time).
- Reduced Administrative Costs: The era of physical hardware, manual maintenance, sunk costs, and upgrades is finally over. By switching to the Cloud, you clearly save money, as infrastructure costs are eliminated.
- You pay for what you use and when you use it -> Cost efficiency
Learn more about the hosting of Atlassian applications on Data Center or in the Cloud.
Atlassian Cloud or Data Center - What to choose when?
Data Center is chosen by companies when their Atlassian applications have become "business-critical". Ask yourself how high the costs of a system outage would be and how valuable the Atlassian applications are to your company. If your entire development team could not work due to a system outage, this would be particularly detrimental to your company, as you pay for the work performed.
In addition, certain organizations have an increased need for data control and data privacy. Hosting your own Atlassian Data Center on your own servers means that you have full control over the maintenance and upkeep of the servers, but also full control over the data available to you. For companies with high security requirements, such as banks or health insurance companies, this can be a decisive factor.
The Cloud is a long-term investment that enables companies to scale, improve employee productivity, increase speed, and boost innovation.
With both models - Cloud and Data Center - you benefit from reliability, increased productivity, and cost savings. Server users who want to continue managing their IT infrastructure themselves should consider switching to Data Center.
As you can see, both models have their advantages. Ultimately, it depends on your requirements whether you choose the Cloud or Data Center.
Do you need help evaluating the different options? Our Atlassian expert will help you find the right solution for your requirements and needs.
