Cloud computing should be adopted provided companies properly research which provider to use and whether the change fits with their specific circumstances

Helps remove some of "the load" from IT departments

cloud computing is extermal servers that send back data through the internet

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less money and manpower spent on server maintentence

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initial cost of setting up servers is no longer relavant

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companies can examine larger quanities of market research

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departments have more resources to chase new innovations

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Beyond individual companies, would help all of us in other ways

unused servers are sapping power

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cloud servers are seeing a greater percentage of use, leading to better utilization of power (better for the environment)

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greater computational power may lead to more efficient genome study

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some hospitals have begun utilizing the technology

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Depending on certain circumstances, change may not be appropriate for every company

provider may overload its servers

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converting to and between providers may prove difficult due to no format standard

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companies have to deal with provider's software updates

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companies won't have the advantage of potentially superior internally developed software

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because data is store externally, some are weary of safety of data

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