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Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing –

You Must Know
BY DATAFLAIR TEAM · PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 26, 2018 · UPDATED JANUARY 30, 2019

1. Objective
In our last tutorial, we discussed How Cloud Computing Works. Here, we will
learn the advantages and disadvantages of Cloud Computing. Through this
limitations and benefits of Cloud computing, we will get to know the
capabilities of Cloud Computing.
So, let’s start Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing

2. Advantages and Disadvantages of

Cloud Computing
It is obvious that business and organizations are getting various benefits
because of Cloud Computing. However, every coin has two faces so there are
several disadvantages of cloud computing too. With their requirement, a person
can choose it or not. So, on the basis of user requirement we divide these pros
and cons of Cloud Computing.

3. Advantages of Cloud Computing

The benefits of Cloud Computing are mentioned below.

Advantages of Cloud Computing

i. Economical
One of the important benefits of Cloud Computing is the low cost. Cloud
Computing provides service to the companies at the lowest rates possible. The
company can save substantial capital costs with zero server storage and the
requirements of the server. This also saves the cost of the infrastructure and the
amount required to manage it. It also removes the administrative and
operational costs. There are no upfront costs as the user has to pay only for
what they have used. It is a misconception that only the huge firms are able to
use Cloud Computing. However, the small startups can also use it as it is
economical and safe.
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ii. Reliability
The cloud computing platform is very reliable as the data stored is secured and
cannot be tampered. There are several copies of the data are made. If in case
the database crashes the data can be retrieved from the other database. The
company can get benefit from the massive source of redundant IT resources as
well as the failover mechanism.

iii. Manageability
Cloud Computing helps to manage most of the things. The only thing, which
the user has to do is get a device and an internet connection. The maintenance
task is performed by the central administrations of resources, vendor managed
infrastructure and SLA backed agreements. Whenever something happens to
the Cloud Database or any other part, the host manages each and everything
thing which is beneficial to the customers.

iv. Data Centralization

It is also one of the benefits of Cloud Computing that all the data store in one
location so that it can access from different remote places. There are many
projects which stores in a particular place and can access at any time and
anywhere.

v. Proper Security
The service vendors select the highest level of security of the data. For which a
user can set a proper audition, passwords, and encryption.
4. Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
Following are the limitations of Cloud Computing, let’s discuss them one by
one:

Disadvantages of Cloud Computing

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i. Internet Connectivity
Cloud Computing needs internet connectivity as if there will be no internet
connection you won’t be able to access the cloud. Moreover, there is no other
way to gather the data from the cloud.
ii. Lower Bandwidth
Lower bandwidth reduces the benefits of the clouds such that it cannot use
properly. A satellite connection can lead to quality disruption, due to higher
latency or higher bandwidth.

iii. Affect of Speed

If a client is using an internet which use by multiple users to download files
such as music, documents, and many more. This will reduce the speed to use
the Cloud.

iv. Security Issues

As Cloud Computing is very secure but still it requires an IT consulting firm’s
assistance and advice. Neglecting this can lead to the fact that the business will
become vulnerable to the hackers and the threats.

v. Agreements
There are many vendors available which have agreements that are non-
negotiable. It is one of the disadvantages for the companies.

vi. Lacks of Support

Cloud Computing companies sometimes fail to provide proper support to the
customers. Moreover, they want customers to depend fully on FAQs, which can
be a tedious job.

vii. Variation is Cost

Cloud Computing is an economical option, but if you will consider the
installation of the software it can be costly. Installation can lead to some costly
feature which can be non-beneficial in the future.

Also, Refer – Features of Cloud Computing

 So, this was all about the Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing.
Hope you like our explanation.

5. Conclusion
There were many advantages and disadvantages of Cloud Computing but
taking the right steps can lead to the correct decision which will save the
overall investment, additional cost, maintenance, and time. So keeping the
points in mind one can use the cloud computing in a better way. Still, have a
doubt or query, feel free to ask in the comment box.

Related Topic – Public Cloud Tutorial

Reference for Cloud Computing
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