Concerns over security and lack of control have prompted IT departments to turn away from public cloud options in favor of home-grown private cloud services. Organizations that make this decision risk losing the core benefits that cloud computing was intended to provide in the first place – a more cost-effective and less resource-intensive model for managing enterprise-class systems and applications. 

What if the problem wasn’t in the public cloud model itself but with the way that most cloud providers are offering cloud services today? A cookie-cutter, one-size-fits all model that lacks enterprise-class capabilities will fall short of enterprise expectations every time. Organizations considering cloud computing investments should consider the five following requirements when selecting a public cloud provider:

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