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There’s no mistaking the trend. The adoption of cloud computing by businesses is accelerating, providing greater agility, speeding time to market and eliminating the need for costly investments in infrastructure. Yet, the downside for some has been unpredictable costs and limited mobility as they are tied to providers’ proprietary platforms. Still others have yet to make the move, citing concerns about security, performance and control.

Cloud computing offers a lot of advantages, but it has some disadvantages as well. Some of the most creative uses of cloud computing use a hybrid of cloud servers and conventional servers to provide the best of both worlds.