Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud computing

The main advantage of cloud computing is that it helps you to store all the data you want online and can retrieve it whenever and wherever you require it. They also help you to back up your most important data online and to recover them if you have a system or hard drive failure. (Kremian, 2016) With you being connected to the internet through your laptop, smartphone and other devices you can access the cloud services literally from anywhere in the world and this shows its mobility side. As cloud computing has pay as you use services, people don’t have to spend any more money on hardware or software upgradation compared to a personal computer. Clouds core benefit is the automated services that can shape the future of IT development because it’s getting easier to get the task done in this environment compared to manual side of IT.

The major disadvantage of cloud computing is that when we use the service offered by cloud companies we are actually following their way of conduct and this can hinder the performance of the company if both the views are not correlating. Another issue with cloud computing is there is a high chance of information stored online can be hacked if it’s not in a private cloud and private clouds are costly. Setting up cloud computing can be abit costly if the individual or company doesn’t have the right equipment’s. Cloud services are usually taken up in a contract and if you want to move to a new provider then there can be some service charges you have to pay. So now we know how great cloud computing is but do we know who uses it the most and why? Companies or individuals? Let’s see.

References

Kremian, Z. (2016). Cloud Computing Advantages and Disadvantages. Cloudcomputinginsights.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016, from http://www.cloudcomputinginsights.com/management/cloud-computing-advantages-and-disadvantages/?mode=featured