Cloud Computing Myths Explained: Part 1

Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Richa Pokhriyal.

Cloud computing services and related developments are definitely changing the way we network, collaborate, consume information and deploy applications. Businesses are now demanding more from service providers and cloud computing is more prominent across various industries. So being on cutting edge is rewarding but at the same time it has some side-effects too. Cloud is popular, it is one of the hottest topics discussed today and hence there are some myths associated with it too.

Blame it to over marketing, unawareness of users or something else, recent surveys and customer feedbacks are sufficient enough to prove that there are still some myths around the usage and effects of adopting cloud. Let’s discuss these myths and how we should perceive these for our own business…

COMPLEXITY: Cloud would make my IT complex

Business managers have a feeling that Cloud would increase the complexity regarding their data storage, how users access applications and other regular processes. This thinking has no logical base actually and maybe it is a normal human tendency to resist change. Businesses especially IT managers often develop an unexplainable attachment for in-house processes and hence resistance to adopt cloud appears. Quite understandable though. Technically speaking cloud computing has different types and levels of complexities. Sometimes there are fewer changes in your applications and simple management is required as earlier. In other cases there are more changes in applications but in order to provide you more power in terms of performance and usage. So how complex your IT and regular process could become once you shift to cloud depends upon your requirements. In real world, to achieve a good balance between power and simplicity is great and you should aim for that while working on cloud migration…

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