6.

Advantages of cloud computing:

Cloud computing is more advantageous and beneficial to the Micro Business, Small Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) and Small Medium Business (SMBs). The various advantages of cloud
computing are
I.

II.

Flexibility:
Various services provided by the cloud computing makes it more flexible which
certainly meet the business demand of any organization
No up-front cost:
In cloud computing there is no need for up-front cost because its services are
typically pay-as-you-go. Cloud computing is easy to deploy so for the businesses
(SMEs) which has marginal start up cost and operating expenses cloud computing is

III.

more beneficial.
Increased collaboration:
cloud computing ensures collaboration by allowing all the employees of the
organization to sync up and work on the common documents and share application
from various places so that the employees can follow their colleagues and share their

IV.

view and helps to receive any update in real time.

Automatic software updates:
In cloud computing, server maintenances like software upgrading, customer
interaction, security updates were directly handled by the cloud service providers.

V.

Document control:
Cloud computing helps to share same file with all the employees. For example if we
do not use cloud computing the file has to be transfers through the mail or either
external device which has the danger of duplication into millions of formats and
names.

VI.

security:

Businesses which store data in the cloud the data can be retrieved back even if
anything happens to the machine.
VII

work from anywhere

Using the cloud computing employs can work from anywhere. This facility helps in
workers work life balance and productivity.
In addition to this there are many advantages with the cloud computing like it is
environment friendly, its data recovery facilities makes it more interesting and
reliable.

7.

Limitations of Cloud Technology:

Every technology has its own advantages and disadvantages. Even though there are
many advantages with the cloud technology, it has its own limitations. They are
i.
ii.

if the communication fails then cloud service will be cut off

In cloud computing data is shared through the publicly accessible devices.
This publicly accessible communication has the danger of trapping stealing the

iii.

Data or computing data or manipulating the data on the disk storage.

In cloud computing quality of the cloud service depends upon the service

iv.

provider. Deterioration of the service provider effects the technology.

Legal problems may arise if the service providers in the other country are
hacked or stolen.

These are the various advantages and the disadvantages of the cloud computing technology.