{"id":1289,"date":"2010-06-18T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2010-06-18T07:00:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T15:00:17","slug":"cloud-computing-the-top-5-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-the-top-5-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing: The top 5 Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"CRN ChannelWeb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/index.jhtml\" target=\"_blank\">CRN ChannelWeb<\/a> recently summarized the best and the worst about the Cloud Computing Trend after attending the <a title=\"Cloud Expo New York\" href=\"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/1390642\" target=\"_blank\">Cloud Expo in New York<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cloud Computing Benefits\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/software\/224500067;jsessionid=AAUBITFA033YBQE1GHPSKHWATMY32JVN?pgno=1\" target=\"_blank\">Cloud computing benefits<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Businesses can function more dynamically<\/li>\n<li>Computing needs can be scaled more quickly and cost effectively<\/li>\n<li>Cloud Computing provides on-demand Capacity with rapid provisioning and self service<\/li>\n<li>Offers clearer metrics and &#8220;drill-down&#8221; on the true costs of owning and running an application<\/li>\n<li>Provides greater flexibility in selecting applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a title=\"The Downside of Cloud Computing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/software\/224701740\" target=\"_blank\">cons of Cloud Computing<\/a> include these items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transferring lots of data to and from the cloud is still slow and expensive<\/li>\n<li>Many customers want complete control over their data and that can&#8217;t happen once it is moved outside the corporate walls<\/li>\n<li>Data moved to the cloud often just becomes another isolated silo of information<\/li>\n<li>Integration between cloud apps and with 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