Sunday, April 6, 2014

Cloud Computing Challenges



While the accessibility to information makes cloud computing efficient, it generates an enormous amount of security challenges.  Allowing for your information to be stored on a third party's hard drive is always risky.  There is a consistent risk of losing data, which is unattractive to any company. Hackers will always be a problem when working with any type of Internet source.  Because cloud computing allows for a massive amount of information to be stored publicly, hackers see an inexpensive opportunity to gather endless amounts of data. 

Cloud computing seems like a very inexpensive way to store data. While the costs to create and uphold a cloud are inexpensive, the expenses concerning the actual communication can become rather large.  The cost to actually move the data in and out of a cloud and through database systems does expand.  This factor becomes apparent especially when you are using a hybrid cloud.  Cloud computing is such a new phenomenon that it requires a lot of maintenance.  For software to be supported through cloud computing, re-design and re-development must happen to make them compatible.

The integration of previous and new computing is one of the biggest challenges faced.  Each user has a different way of communication with the cloud; this could allow for narrow data sharing.  Once the cloud establishes a pattern of a user's information, it continues to accommodate future use.  Not only does the cloud have a different "relationship" with each consumer, but the migration of previous data into new software poses a problem due to the outdate.  Because of the steady growth of information technology, consistent maintenance is a must.  Throughout the years of routine change, this would become an expensive liability.

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3 comments:

  1. You mentioned how new software and updated software might not be compatible with other software being used. Will this have an effect on the expansion of the use of cloud computing?

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  2. It could hinder the process slightly. Of course with the consistent advancement in technology, glitches will be eventually worked out. While technology continues to expand, compatibility will always be an issue

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  3. This may initially be a problem now, but it will work itself out very soon. Many people had the same concerns when online banking was first introduced, but now those are some of the most secure networks on the internet. Cloud computing will be the future of data and the internet, you can be sure that there will be millions and millions of dollars invested into its security and upkeep.

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