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Disadvantages of the Cloud

Disadvantages of the Cloud

Learn about some possible disadvantages of the Cloud.

There are always two sides to everything. So far, we have learned about cloud computing, its history, how it works, benefits, use cases, etc. Now, let's talk about downsides or drawbacks of cloud computing.

Here are some of the points that we need to consider. They are not necessarily disadvantages or drawbacks but more things we need to be conscious of. If we keep these things in mind, we can focus on the positives of cloud computing.

When designing any cloud solution, we need to consider the cost. Just because we run our workloads in the cloud doesn’t mean it will be cheaper. It’s an essential part of the solution design. Cloud platforms offer numerous services because they provide a generic platform that can be used for solving several scenarios. It is our job as solution architects to pick up the right service based on our use case that is cost-effective, scalable, resilient, and robust.

The good thing is that almost every cloud vendor provides a price calculator or estimator that we can use to estimate the cost of the proposed solution.

Note: Here are price calculators from AWS and Azure.

Depending on the use case, running all or part of the workload off the cloud might be ...