Challenges of Cloud Computing

Privacy: "Both traditional and Big Data sets often contain sensitive information, such as addresses, credit card details, or social security numbers."

So, it's the responsibility of users to ensure proper security methods are followed.

Compliance: Cloud providers replicate data across regions to ensure safety. If companies have regulations that data should not be stored outside their organization or should not be stored in a specific part of the world.

Example: GCP does not have data centers in mainland China.

Data Availability: Everything is dependent on the Internet and speed. It is also dependent on the choice of the cloud provider. Big companies like AWS / GCP / Azure have more data centers and backup facilities.

Connectivity: Internet availability + speed.

Vendor Lock-in:

Data Transfer Costs:

Limited Control and Flexibility: