Question

Many enterprise organizations believe that cloud computing is essential to their business operations. There are some; however, that argue it is not cost efficient and operationally appropriate. Provide a use case where cloud computing is not appropriate and explain why you feel this is an appropriate decision for the enterprise.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Cloud computing provides a platform or infrastructure that is readily available to its subscribers at very efficient cost as compared to in house structures for same productivity. It enables small businesses that may not be able to afford storage facilities and IT infrastructure access software(saas) and other cloud infrastructures and environment for their productivity at affordable rates and less inconvenience. However there may be cases where a company should not use cloud computing services.

A simple example is one that goes against efficient cost/reduced cost of using cloud computing services, such as when internet connection is quite expensive and slow or dial up connections are used in the area where a company operates. This would particularly be cost inefficient for the company as cloud services relies heavily on internet.