Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing for Businesses

Running head: ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF CLOUD COMPUTING
Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing for Businesses
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ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF CLOUD COMPUTING
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1. Introduction
Cloud computing in computer operations allows constant access of all shared
resources and is accepted by all users.1 The technology uses the internet to transfer
information anywhere in the world. Cloud computing is a significant means of lowering IT
infrastructure costs for businesses. Applications are simple and easy to use while
maintenance is low and highly manageable.2 As such, this paper evaluates the various pros
and cons of using cloud computing in businesses.
2. Project Objectives
The primary objective of the study is to determine the advantages and disadvantages
of cloud computing in business. The specific objectives are:
1) To examine the advantages of cloud computing in any business
2) To evaluate the disadvantages of cloud computing to business
3. Project Scope
The project seeks to determine the merits and demerits of cloud computing within any
business or company. Moreover, it will be helpful in knowing the delivery of services
through the Internet.
1 Dinh, Hoang T., Chonho Lee, Dusit Niyato, and Ping Wang. "A survey of mobile cloud computing:
architecture, applications, and approaches." Wireless communications and mobile computing 13, no. 18 (2013):
1587-1611.
2 Fernando, Niroshinie, Seng W. Loke, and Wenny Rahayu. "Mobile cloud computing: A survey." Future
generation computer systems 29, no. 1 (2013): 84-106.

ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF CLOUD COMPUTING
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4. Literature Review
4.1 Uses and Importance Cloud Computing in Businesses
Cloud computing refers to the successful delivery of all types of computer operations
including databases, analytics, servers, software, storage, networking and much more that
occurs especially in the internet.3 In today’s world, most of the big organisations have taken
the technology of cloud computing within their business. The most significant uses of cloud
computing in any particular business are as follows:
i) App creation or service
ii) Data storage, back-up and recovery
iii) Web or blog hosting
iv) Audio or video Streaming
v) Software delivery on demand
vi) Data analysis to identify patterns and make projections
Cloud computing is significant to any business because of various reasons including:
i) Anytime and anywhere access
ii) Avoiding disasters
iii) Delivering services with higher security
iv) Makes business environment-friendly
4.2 Advantages of Cloud Computing in Businesses
Cloud computing continues to advance leading to reduction of delivery cost,
computation costs, hosting of application and content storage.4 The most significant
3 Garg, Saurabh Kumar, Steve Versteeg, and Rajkumar Buyya. "A framework for ranking of cloud computing
services." Future Generation Computer Systems 29, no. 4 (2013): 1012-1023.
4 Pearson, Siani. "Privacy, security and trust in cloud computing." In Privacy and Security for Cloud Computing,
pp. 3-42. Springer, London, 2013.