What is another use case for a public cloud?

Focusing on building and testing applications is a significant use case for a public cloud. Public clouds offer scalable resources on-demand, which means developers and teams can quickly provision environments for development and testing without the constraints of maintaining physical hardware. This flexibility allows teams to experiment and iterate more rapidly, as they can deploy temporary environments for various projects, conduct tests, and then shut them down without incurring ongoing costs.

Using public cloud resources for building and testing can significantly reduce time-to-market for applications and enhance collaboration, as teams can access the same resources regardless of their physical location. Additionally, many public cloud providers offer integrated tools for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), which further streamlines the process of application development and testing.

In contrast, the other options do not align as well with the characteristics and primary advantages of public cloud environments. Creating private internal applications typically requires the features of a private cloud, where access is restricted to a specific organization, while enhancing physical storage facilities and increasing network security measures are generally focused on improving existing infrastructure rather than leveraging the scalable, flexible nature of the public cloud.