Many people have been skeptical about the move to cloud computing, especially in the database groups. There are valid reasons to worry about security, legal issues, and more. I certainly think that using cloud services requires some planning and careful examination of the impact to your environment, but I also think that many companies will want to make the move, so it pays to learn more about cloud computing and be prepared with realistic, rational concerns from the database perspective.

Anthony Skipper of ServiceMesh gave a presentation on some of the problems and lessons learned from moving to cloud computing. It was picked up in an Information Week piece that summaries some of the areas that can cause problems for your company. The list of issues is a good one, and worth reading through.

Read the rest of "The Woes of Cloud Computing" at SQLServerCentral.