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c) Risks and potentials that cloud computing might imply (for IT in general)

Risks


Potentials
  • dynamic load distribution - on demand
    • not all IT resources have  to start writing.
       be bought, only those that are needed
  • 10% -50% of the IT hardware is only used in load peaks
  • quick renting of additional capacity i needed (e.g. due to business growth)
  •  lower costs
    • no investment in own assets
    • providers have IT for many companies -> due to amount of resources individual services are cheaper than buying the IT on their own
  • no investment risks (for small companies)
    • business models can be testes and quickly enter and exit the market - short time to market
    • IT resources can just be cancelled and do not have to be sold again
  • management of the servers is outsourced
    • no need of in-house experts (expensive)
  • Green IT
    • servers are only utilized when needed -> the power consumption is lower 
  • no long-term capital tie-up
    • needed service and hardware are rented as needed
  • risk transfer to provider through defining a SLA (Service Level Agreement)
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