I am a huge fan of cloud computing, not that it is suitable for all companies, but that it will grow big and that in a couple of years the majority of the organizations will have some kind of involvement in the cloud, whether it is through apps or storage or services.
The cloud offers huge benefits including cost savings, ease of scalability, minimal management and maintenance, infinite resources available, easy implementation, improved performance, etc.
However, this posting is for all of you that are only looking at all the benefits above and are considering moving to the cloud just because Google and Microsoft are spending billions in its development. Do not take me wrong, that might actually be the right move, but you first need to consider a couple of concerns surrounding the cloud before you publish your final decision.
You can place the concerns into three different buckets:
* Scalability and Throughput
* Strategic Advantage
* Privacy laws/Data Security
