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Which do you prefer, onsite or cloud-based solutions for hosting business software?
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
Hosting applications in the cloud has become more prevalent in today's business environment. There are several benefits to this, including lower costs, flexibility, scalability, and others. Naturally, there are also disadvantages such as security, latency, and immediate control of the assets. Since both onsite and cloud-hosted applications have their benefits, there is no correct answer to this question. The key is being able to justify and support your answer. The exception is if you learn that Palo Alto Networks is considering moving to a cloud-hosted infrastructure. As a new hire, you should support this initiative and demonstrate your ability to work with cloud-hosted software applications.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"I have worked with both on-premise and cloud-based hosted business software applications. Each of these strategies has its advantages and disadvantages. I've also worked with a hybrid hosted scenario where some assets are in a cloud while others remain on-premise. I'm comfortable with any of these scenarios. I understand that Palo Alto Networks is considering moving its applications to the cloud. Since I've done this in the past, I can contribute to planning and executing the migration to the cloud and then supporting the applications once they have been moved. I can assist with specific details include software licensing, backup and replication, and resolving security and latency issues."
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