INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING

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Cloud computing is a technology that allows users to store, access and save files on the internet without depending on their personal device or mobile. eg. Google drive, microsoft word, Netflix etc.. And these data can be accessed anywhere, any place, anytime. Cloud computing is also a part of smart technology because it's enables devices, applications, and systems to store, save and process data. 


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In this post i will be discussing about the current issue in Cloud computing, i did both primary and secondary research on this topic which i would be discussing later on. I'm researching this topic because personally, i face this issue almost every day since i started college. And it's something i want to share with people so they can be aware of this problem and also how to resolve these issues. 





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Cloud computing has benefited individuals in so many ways, such as: Saving time, money, stress and also making things easier.

But as we use this technology they should also be concerns regarding our privacy, data, security and personal information. 

So with that being said, here are the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing that users may have or are currently experiencing.  They're alot of advantages and disadvantages but i will be discussing about the main ones and also proving my sources to everything.




⧭ Advantages

According to Joshi A. and others in 2024, These are the impact of cloud computing on data science and engineering. 
  1. Scalability and Flexibility: This means it is easy to grow and change, companies can add or remove storage and services as needed, without buying hardwares or computers.

  2. Cost Effectiveness: It saves money, business pay only for what they use instead of buying expensive hardware.

  3. Enhanced Operation: This also enhances better teamwork, imagine you have you a group project with your course mates, and you're working on a file. You can easily share these files online anywhere, anyplace, any time without having to send them to every member which could be time wasting




đź—™ Disadvantages

According to Raktate and others in 2024, these are some of the challenges we face in cloud computing:

  1. Data Security and Privacy: As we use cloud computing everyday, we should be more concerned about our privacy and things like data leaks, because as these things are stored in the cloud hackers could access them if these files are not fully protected.

  2. Insider Threats: An employee or someone working in an organization could leak the company's data or files that are very confidential.

  3. Insecure Api: Apis are like a cloud storage where information are stored, things like passwords, usernames etc... Insecure apis could also end up to data leak.

  4. Mitigating Cloud security risk: Not using strong passwords would also put our security and files in danger so, they should be steps taken to reduce security problems like these, like using strong passwords.

đź’ˇConclusion

Cloud computing has changed the way we manage and store data, but as users or individuals rely more on this technology or cloud services, security risks also increases. Such as, data or document leaks, identity theft etc.. And these could could pose threat which will require strong protection measures to keep information safe. So we should take further steps in order to avoid these situations like making strong passwords or applying two factor authentication on our files to prevent third parties from stealing our information or files in the cloud storage.


References

Gokul, R. (2025) A Survey on Security Issues and Challenges in Cloud Computing, EBSCO. Available at: Raktate, G. et al. (2024) ‘A Survey on Security Issues and Challenges in Cloud Computing’, 2024 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), 2024 International Conference on, pp. 1–5. doi:10.1109/DASA63652.2024.10836628.

Joshi, A, Kumar V, Chauhan N, Thakur G (2024) ‘The Impact of Cloud Computing on Data Science and Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges’, 2024 International Conference on Electrical Electronics and Computing Technologies (ICEECT), Electrical Electronics and Computing Technologies (ICEECT), 2024 International Conference, 1, Available at: (pp. 1–4. doi:10.1109/ICEECT61758.2024.10739285).







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