Why Cloud Computing Projects May Fail

September 21, 2012 Off By David

Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: John Roseblum.

Cloud Computing offers a large number of benefits which make an enterprise switch over to the cloud. From startups to medium and large enterprises all are keen to adopt it mainly due to the cost saving in cloud computing. However it is very important to realize that like any other new technologies there are some risks of failure. Some of the likely reasons for the failure of cloud computing projects are mentioned below.

1. Lack of managing and monitoring applications

It is a common belief that developers can start coding immediately after switching to the cloud. They no longer need to worry about the development environment. This is true to some extent but they still need to manage and monitor their application to avert failure. Lack of monitoring and managing of the application may lead to high cost of operation and eventually project failure…

2. Lack of people with skills-set

Any cloud computing projects entail people with the right skills-set to complete it successfully. Since cloud computing is a relatively new technology the availability of people with the right skills-set and experience are very rare. This could lead to project failure if not addressed early…

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