A Study of Issues and Challenges in Cloud Computing

Abstract

Information technology is growing precipitately that is increasingly changing every aspect of our life. Cloud Computing is a growing technology for delivering services through internet. It is a technology archetype that helps businesses and individuals to share various services in a consistent and cost-effective manner. In a cloud computing environment, one works with data and applications that are maintained and stored on shared machines that exists in a web-based environment rather than physically located in the home of a user or a corporate environment. This paper attempts to investigate the crucial threats and issues faced in cloud computing and to have better understanding of it along with a glimpse of challenges.