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WikitipHow to Overcome the Disadvantages of Cloud ComputingDespite recent events exposing the downsides of cloud computing, industry experts predict an increase in businesses’ interest in moving their data to the cloud. How come this trend is on a rising path? With cloud computing, every business has the ability to get custom IT services in a simple and fast way and with reduced costs, whether the organization is well-established or an ambitious start-up. However, some businesses still hold back when it comes to cloud computing deployment. The reasons vary from lack of proper information and experts’ insights to fear of inherent risks related to security, compatibility, and availability:
After reading through these potential downsides of cloud computing, you are probably looking for an answer to what is cloud computing really bringing to my business. I would answer that you need to determine the business impact and IT advantages you want to achieve and understand how your cloud provider can help you manage inherent security risks and configure the cloud environment according to your business context. |
Featured Case StudyCase Study: Mining company turns to Data Domain for backupA data center within P&H Mining Equipment (P&H) had a problem recovering from a tape library that was too small. Recovery of files and emails was taking up to 72 hours, and IT was increasingly concerned that it would not be possible to recover from a major disaster. Rather than increase the capacity of the tape library from 500 to 1,000 tapes, P&H choose an innovative solution of a ten terabyte data de-duplication system from Data Domain. Importantly, the installation required no changes to the Tivoli Storage Management (TSM) procedures and virtually no education for storage administrators. |
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Planning a Green Storage InitiativeFluctuating energy prices have heightened electricity and energy consumption as a major issue within the technology community. IT is a significant consumer of energy and IT energy costs have been rising disproportionately because of continued investment in denser IT equipment. Estimates from the EPA and others indicate that IT will account for 3% of energy consumption by 2012. |