Cloud Computing Pros and Cons



The internet is responsible for changing the way we do many things, from shopping, to transferring money between bank accounts, advertising our own products or services, doing business 24 hours a day, finding a date, communicating on a personal or business level or getting the latest information on anything we’re interested in.

Cloud Computing is one technology that has been sited by many in the know as the way to the future. So what are the Cloud Computing Pros and Cons anyway?

With Cloud Computing, using Google Docs an example, the software you run is not stored on your local system but on servers that are accessed through the internet. This approach has led to the introduction of several web based applications that could be used over the internet. The application is launched in a web browser and after its launched, it operates in the same way as a conventional desktop application would, the only difference is that it is located on the host’s own cloud servers, not on your computer. This is not just restricted to word documents and simple word processing, but what it means is, we have the ability to not only prepare documents online, edit them online, but we can also share them in real time with others in a seamless fashion. Several people have the ability to work on the same document together in real time and are able to track and view changes as they happen.

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Pros
The advantages of this are quite apparent. Since the documents/files are stored centrally, any hardware failure at the user’s end does not lead to loss of data. You get access to your files from any place, not being restricted to your computer or having to carry your files on an external storage device such as a pen drive. And of course, you have the ability to share and collaborate on documents in real time.

Its effect on how businesses operated is also extensive which makes it vital that you have an IT network that’s flexible, able to respond to different kinds of changes, and is highly organized and functional. Cloud Computing is one solution that’s making major changes to the way business is done by providing solutions that knock down limitations and improves the effectiveness of daily procedures.

One other main advantage is the ability to incorporate cloud services is saving money. Infrastructure as a Service, IaaS, offers you the possibility to save valuable resources since it eliminates the need to buy expensive servers, purchase licenses, or invest in network equipment, and also reduces the requirement for additional technical staff to service and maintain these costly pieces of equipment. Because you only pay for what you need and when you need it, the savings are considerable, and one tiny, or not so tiny plus is all the space you’ll get back that has been taken up by computers and other hardware.

Cloud services have lots of considerable benefits for companies. No matter which PC you work from, whether it’s the work computer based at the office, your laptop, or a computer at an internet café, then you can still have the ability to access work-related data, all that’s needed is an internet connection and a web browser.

No more need for the manual back up of important data as through cloud storage you receive a higher level of security. Data backup is all automatically done for you on a continuous basis, which means that if anything should happen to your main computer or database you still have access to a copy and are able to carry on seamlessly taking care of business little or no downtime.

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Cons
The only little Con seems to be compatibility issues. The majority of us still use conventional MS Office for our day-to-day needs. When you create for example a spreadsheet in Google Docs instead, although it does allow you to convert it to and from MS Office formats, certain features can get lost (certain formatting for example). Also, there are some differences in keyboard shortcuts or the way they are interpreted in either of the two. Of course, there still could be some size and speed restraints depending upon the volume of your data and the internet connection you use. Apart from this, Cloud Computing Pros still seem to out weigh the Cons in this matter.

Cloud computing means your infrastructure is accessible for your end users wherever they are located and your company profits from up-to-the-minute, advanced IT resources and assistance from highly trained and experienced engineers. For more information on how cloud services can assist with your infrastructure design, or to get a better explanation of services, get in touch today and see your business succeed.

So, there you have the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing. As you can see the Pros far out weigh the Cons. Now you can save on costly servers, licenses, network equipment and data centre space and only pay for what need, when you need it.