| Cloud computing is possible today since there are | | | | Sometimes your data remains on the server |
| high speed internet connections today. It's easy to | | | | alone. This means that it's not on your local |
| work on a server running an application for you in | | | | machine at all. A server could be hacked |
| your browser since the technology is available. | | | | compromising your data. The server can go down |
| While there are some advantages to using cloud | | | | and you will lose your data. You need to have a |
| computing, there are also some major problems | | | | backup of all this data just in case something |
| with it as well. Find out what some of these are. | | | | happens. This is a good practice regardless of |
| The big issue for many is not being able to work | | | | what type of software that you choose to use. |
| on these types of applications while you are not | | | | One huge issue is that it's very difficult to change |
| connected to the internet. Many of these | | | | your data from one platform to another. This |
| applications need to have an active connection. | | | | means that once you choose a cloud application, |
| Most people don't always have an internet | | | | many times you are stuck on that platform |
| connection. This can be a problem when you want | | | | without the ability to mass rename files to go to |
| to work but don't have the internet. | | | | another service. |
| When the internet is slow, your applications are | | | | Nevertheless, cloud computing has definitely |
| going to be slow too. You can't do anything about | | | | advanced the way people are able to share |
| it. When you have desktop software, the speed | | | | documents and files with each other. Never |
| of your connection doesn't matter that much | | | | before has it been this easy to transfer |
| since it's done on the local machine. | | | | information. If one wanted to, one can store an |
| You can control your applications like you would | | | | important file on a server and have his colleagues |
| like. Some applications online go away. Some will | | | | or peers access it, edit it, add additional files to |
| upgrade to new versions that you might not like. | | | | the folder, and then be able to retrieve it within |
| At times cloud services can become costly. There | | | | minutes. Cloud computing is only getting better |
| are at times monthly fees associated with these | | | | and it's only a matter of time before the |
| programs. A desktop based software with a one | | | | technology improves even further. |
| time fee can be cheaper in the long run. | | | | |