Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud
Computing
Advantages of Cloud Computing
Here, we are going to discuss some important advantages of Cloud Computing-1) Back up and restore data
Once the data
is stored in the cloud, it is easier to get back up and restore that data using
the cloud.
2) Improved collaboration
Cloud
applications improve collaboration by allowing groups of people to quickly and
easily share information in the cloud via shared storage.
3) Excellent accessibility
Cloud allows
us to quickly and easily access store information anywhere, anytime in the
whole world, using an internet connection. An internet cloud infrastructure
increases organization productivity and efficiency by ensuring that our data is
always accessible.
4) Low maintenance cost
Cloud
computing reduces both hardware and software maintenance costs for
organizations.
5) Mobility
Cloud
computing allows us to easily access all cloud data via mobile.
6) Services in the pay-per-use model
Cloud
computing offers Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the users for
access services on the cloud and pays the charges as per the usage of service.
7) Unlimited storage capacity
Cloud offers
us a huge amount of storage capacity for storing our important data such as
documents, images, audio, video, etc. in one place.
8) Data security
Data security
is one of the biggest advantages of cloud computing. Cloud offers many advanced
features related to security and ensures that data is securely stored and
handled.
Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
1) Internet Connectivity
As you know,
in cloud computing, all data (image, audio, video, etc.) is stored in the
cloud, and we access this data through the cloud by using the internet
connection. If you do not have good internet connectivity, you cannot access
this data. However, we have no other way to access data from the cloud.
2) Vendor lock-in
Vendor
lock-in is the biggest disadvantage of cloud computing. Organizations may face
problems when transferring their services from one vendor to another. As
different vendors provide different platforms, that can cause difficulty moving
from one cloud to another.
3) Limited Control
As we know,
cloud infrastructure is completely owned, managed, and monitored by the service
provider, so the cloud users have less control over the function and execution
of services within a cloud infrastructure.
4) Security
Although
cloud service providers implement the best security standards to store
important information. But, before adopting cloud technology, you should be
aware that you will be sending all your organization's sensitive information to
a third party, i.e., a cloud computing service provider. While sending the data
on the cloud, there may be a chance that your organization's information is
hacked by Hackers.