The question "global cloud or local cloud?" occupies the mind of every enterprise decision-maker in Turkey. The decision isn't one-dimensional; technical, financial, legal and strategic factors must be evaluated together.
01. The Technical-Capability Difference
Hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) offer 200+ different services; there are advanced ML, big data and IoT services. Local cloud providers are capable in basic IaaS and managed databases, but the depth difference is large.
02. Price Comparison
In simple IaaS (VM, storage) scenarios, a local cloud is often more economical. But in situations requiring high elasticity (auto-scaling, spot pricing), hyperscalers stand out.
03. Compliance and Regulation
Data-protection interpretations and sectoral regulations are strict about data residency. A local cloud provides a clear advantage on this.
04. Latency
If you'll serve users within Turkey, a local cloud provides a latency advantage. If you serve international customers, it falls behind the hyperscalers' CDNs.
05. Hybrid Approach
The right answer is often "both": critical and regulated data on the local cloud, large-scale analytics or AI on a hyperscaler. Modern cloud architecture is hybrid.