Cloud Positive: In-House Small capital requirements Speedy development Superior flexibility and adaptability to growing or fluctuating...

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Cloud Positive: In-House Small capital requirements Speedy development Superior flexibility and adaptability to growing or fluctuating demand Known cost structure Possibly best-of-breed security/disaster preparedness No obsolescence Industry-wide economies of scale, hence cheaper Control of data location In-depth visibility of security and disaster preparedness Dependency on vendor Loss of control over data location Negative: Significant capital required Little visibility into true security and disaster preparedness capabilities Significant development effort Annual maintenance costs Ongoing support costs Staff and train personnel Increased management requirements Difficult (impossible?) to accommodate fluctuating demand Cost uncertainties Obsolescence Cloud Positive: In-House Small capital requirements Speedy development Superior flexibility and adaptability to growing or fluctuating demand Known cost structure Possibly best-of-breed security/disaster preparedness No obsolescence Industry-wide economies of scale, hence cheaper Control of data location In-depth visibility of security and disaster preparedness Dependency on vendor Loss of control over data location Negative: Significant capital required Little visibility into true security and disaster preparedness capabilities Significant development effort Annual maintenance costs Ongoing support costs Staff and train personnel Increased management requirements Difficult (impossible?) to accommodate fluctuating demand Cost uncertainties Obsolescence