Cloud computing makes your small
business dependent on the reliability
of your Internet connection. When it's
offline, you're offline. And even the
most reliable cloud computing service
providers suffer server outages now
and again.
Security issues
Cloud computing means Internet computing. So you should not be
using cloud computing applications that involve using or storing data
that you are not comfortable having on the Internet. That being said,
established, reliable cloud computing vendors will have the latest, most
sophisticated data security systems possible as they want your
business and realize that data security is a big concern.
Cost
cloud computing application may appear to be a
lot cheaper than a particular software solution
installed and run in-house, but you need to be
sure you're comparing apples and apples.
Inflexability
You can't insert a document created in another
application into a Google Docs spreadsheet, for
instance.
Using a network of
remote servers hosted on the
Internet to store, manage, and
process data, rather than a local
server or a personal computer.
Advantages
Flexability
The second a company needs more
bandwidth than usual, a cloud-based
service can instantly meet the demand
because of the vast capacity of the
service’s remote servers.
Disaster recovery
When companies start relying on cloud-based
services, they no longer need complex disaster
recovery plans. Cloud computing providers take
care of most issues, and they do it faster.
Automatic software updates
cloud computing suppliers do the server
maintenance – including security
updates –themselves, freeing up their
customers’ time and resources for other
tasks.
Work from anywhere
As long as employees have internet access, they
can work from anywhere. This flexibility positively
affects knowledge workers' work-life blanace and
productivity.