Top 4 myths of cloud computing

Grazed from The Washington Business Journal. Author: Heinan Landa.

Are you thinking about the cloud for your IT? How about just for your e-mails or files? Are you considering putting your entire network in the cloud? The demand for cloud computing is growing at an unprecedented rate. Gartner predicts the cloud market will be over the $148 Billion mark by 2014. Its economies of scale and ability to deliver large enterprise applications to medium and small businesses continue to generate new consumers across industries. However, cloud vendors often aren’t sharing the full story with prospects. Below are the top four myths of cloud computing.

Myth No. 1: “By putting all of my data and applications in the cloud, I no longer need to worry about IT.”…

Nope. Cloud computing is not synonymous with responsibility free. You still need to maintain your internal network infrastructure; in fact, this infrastructure becomes even more important in a cloud scenario. After all, you must have operating workstations or thin clients to access the data and your local connections must support that access. Connectivity to the Internet becomes paramount because all your productivity hinges on that connection; as such, redundant bandwidth and a failsafe Internet access option are requirements. In addition, your switches, routers, and cabling need to be able to handle this new computing model…

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