Security

This is one of the main concerns for companies, because their establishment depends on it. Infrastructure setup on premises gives companies a sense of more security. It also gives them control over who is accessing their data, when it is used, and for what purpose it is being used. They can do their due diligence to make sure the data is secure.

On the other hand, data in the cloud has its inherent risks. Many questions arise with respect to data security when you don't know the whereabouts of your data. How is it being managed? Which team members from the cloud infrastructure provider can access the data? What, if any, unauthorized access was made to copy that data? That being said, reputable cloud infrastructure providers are taking serious measures to make sure that every bit of information you put on the cloud is safe and secure. Many encrypting mechanisms are being deployed so that even if any unauthorized access is made, the data will be useless for that person. Secondly, additional copies of your data are being backed up on entirely different facilities to make sure that you don't lose your data. Measures such as these are making cloud infrastructure almost as safe and secure as on-site setup.