Top 5 Misconceptions About the Cloud

Grazed from Mashable. Author: Editorial Staff.

For executives who have long relied on traditional data servers without issue, switching to the cloud can seem like an unnecessary risk. After all, the imagery evoked — a fluffy, floating entity far from your control —doesn’t exactly scream security.

Truth be told, the vast majority of concerns about cloud computing are groundless; like most every revolutionary technology, it’s weighed down by a lot of misconceptions.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t get Adam Savage and the Myth Busters team over to tackle cloud computing’s naysayers, but we’ll do our best to debunk the 5 biggest myths about cloud computing:…

1. Cloud Computing Is a Fad

Do you know anyone who uses Gmail, iTunes, Amazon, eBay, discount travel sites or online banking? Of course you do. People already rely on cloud computing for the most important tasks in their day-to-day lives without a second thought. It will only become a bigger and bigger part of our lives in the years ahead. Cloud computing is The Beatles of modern technology, not 98 Degrees…

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