In the beginning, we invested heavily in our own purpose-built data centers. That’s because the public cloud was just starting and had not yet proven its value for enterprise applications. We knew the only way we could deliver the highest levels of performance, availability, and security for our customers was to operate our own private cloud.
As time went on, we increasingly used the public cloud for our internal testing and development needs. And in the years since, we’ve seen public cloud services mature by leaps and bounds. This led to our decision to partner with innovative public clouds such as Google Cloud to accelerate innovation and time to value for our customers.
When it comes to our cloud infrastructure strategy, we believe expanding our public cloud offerings across multiple enterprise-class vendors will help us continue delivering unique value to our customers no matter their size, region, or industry—and give them more opportunities for innovation regardless of regulatory or business drivers.
Having the ability to select from the best capabilities available is vitally important to our customers and for our collective success. That’s why we’re leveraging readily accessible infrastructure services to help us deliver meaningful business value to our customers faster.