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Cloud Computing: Benefits and Challenges

   

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Running head: REFLECTIVE JOURNALAdvantages and disadvantages of using cloud computing in businessAssessment 3: Reflective JournalName of the Student:Name of the University:”Author note:
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1REFLECTIVE JOURNALTable of ContentsIntroduction....................................................................................................................2Discussion......................................................................................................................2Conclusion......................................................................................................................5References......................................................................................................................6
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2REFLECTIVE JOURNALIntroduction Cloud computing has been disruptive innovation in present years as well as taken theheadlines for displacing several traditional model for computing in short time period. I havegained knowledge regarding the use of cloud computing by reviewing literatures fromdifferent sources, journals and articles. The present paper consists of reflective study basedon doing literature review and research proposal. The study covers the analysis of using cloudcomputing in benefits. Benefits and limitations of using cloud computing in business aredescribed in the study. DiscussionThe utility model of cloud computing has made information technology services nesimilar to the electricity as well as water. It has been invoked attention of the researchers aswell as practitioners. Investigating advantages and disadvantages of using cloud computingwould be helpful for analyzing the use of cloud computing in business (Chong et al. 2014).Cloud computing is considered as the mode of executing IT services in elastic way to the endusers as well as providing metered service at several granularities for making quality ofservice. In addition, a survey conducted by International Data Corporation has showed thatsecurity issue is the major challenge of using cloud services. As cloud service providespowerful processing capabilities as well as large amount of storage for users as well asorganizations, it encourages the organizations in order to move to cloud so that it is notrequired to purchase servers. In this perspective, server attack may steal their confidentialdata. For example, 37% of global organizations are involved in malicious attack (Branch etal. 2014). Zappos has become the target for cyber theft. One of the most importantadvantages of cloud computing is IT cost savings. Business irrespective of their type or size,
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