The cloud computing reduces the capital expense that is required to record and manage the data manually. The infrastructure developed for the manual management of data requires continuous maintenance and manpower for the sorting and retrieving of data. The prevalence of cloud computing ensures the scalability of the effectiveness and efficiency in the disaster recovery. In this manner, if the communication between entities is needed to be enhanced by increasing the number of prevailing or administrative entities then cloud computing ensures the prevalence of technological solution to increase its scalability (Leavitt, 2009).
The communication mechanism is a critical concern among the administrative and managerial personnel and during the prevalence of disaster, cloud computing can ensure that they have an adequate access to sources of communication and relevant data to incorporate the protocols of disaster recovery plan. The prevalence of cloud computing ensures that these personnel can access this data remotely by means of using any personalized gadgets. The data during emergencies and planning phase can be uploaded and modified at an instant and hence, it is beneficial in providing instant directions to the plan executioners and implementers (Leavitt, 2009).
However, cloud computing is entirely based on the internet speed and hence, the accessibility of data is highly risked if the adequate internet connection is down during any emergency. The data is also threatened by the third-party users and spams whereas, the data can be misused if it is accessed by the unauthorized users. The accessibility of data is highly dependent on the services offered by the cloud service provider and in case of any discrepancies, the data can be inaccessible if the connection or service problems prevail from the side of service provider (Leavitt, 2009).
References
Leavitt, N. (2009). Is cloud computing really ready for prime time. Growth, 27(5), 15-20.
