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 the organization 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.