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Cloud challenges

Once the decision to embrace the cloud has been taken, organisations must chart out a detailed plan that marks their journey to the cloud. Listed below are the top challenges battled in a cloud environment by the cloud vendor, client as well as the end user.

  • Keeping up with security requirements: Security tops the list of challenges when it comes to Cloud Computing as organisations lose their direct control over data. A cloud vendor must be aware of all security measures to be implemented while dealing with critical data and have them in place.
  • Obtaining the right knowledge and expertise:With the advent of Cloud Computing, the role of the IT department has significantly changed and so has their need for knowledge and skills. Organisations must equip themselves with the required resources as well as the tools to implement robust cloud applications.
  •  Choosing the right vendor: Partnering with the right vendor is the key to success in the cloud. Organisations must follow a fail-safe mechanism in evaluating potential cloud vendors and ensure that they meet all security and privacy standards.
  • Data interoperability and portability: Organisations expand with time and their needs change rapidly. Therefore, additional caution must be practised to avoid choosing a platform/technology/provider that makes the organisation too dependent on them.
  • Budgeting difficulties while moving to the cloud: The very nature of cloud is that it is scalable and is delivered on demand. This, in turn, may cause difficulties while drawing IT budgets for the entire organisation. The fluctuating cost of cloud services is a very common challenge for small as well as medium-sized organisations.

Complexities while migrating to the cloud vary from one organisation to the other. However, partnering with a reliable cloud service provider and planning ahead will increase the chances for optimised performance through the cloud.

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