The risks of cloud adoption for companies

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The future of data storage and computing is in the cloud. It is cheaper and easier to access and its platforms are everywhere. With various cloud-computing options from big companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Dropbox, businesses are now slowly transforming physical infrastructure into purely digital spaces.

However, the future seems to cloud over as some experts in the industry reveal the big risks of cloud adoption for companies.

One of the biggest sacrifices of the new cloud technology is security—especially with the public version of cloud. In the past, physical hard drives were stolen to get hold of stored data. Today, an increasing number of intelligent hackers may not have problems penetrating cloud services.

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Data in the public cloud is a step away from being public data. This should alarm more and more organizations that are adapting to public cloud spaces. According to a Forrester survey, over 40 percent of organizations are already storing company information in public cloud services. Furthermore, the survey also suggests that the numbers could easily pass the 50 percent mark by 2014.

A good solution to hedge risks of taking to the cloud is for companies to adopt a private cloud that allows them to have control over their cloud servers behind their own firewall. As an alternative option, private cloud servers are considered safer and more secure because they grant access only to those with permissions. Although they could be more expensive to set up, private storage results in more secured data and can save a great deal of money in the long run. 

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