Community Cloud is used to share the IT Infrastructure among group of organizations from a specific community. So that group of organizations can access the system and services which is managed internally or by third party. Advantages and disadvantages of Community Cloud is as follows;
Advantages
- Cost Effective - As Community Cloud shares IT Infrastructure between several organizations, cost is devided inbetween those organizations.
- Security- When comparing with public cloud, Community Cloud have more security.
Disadvantages
- Privacy Issues - Since all data of a organization is stored in shared location, theres a possibility of accessing that data by other organizations in the Community Cloud.
- Allocating Responsibilities - It will be difficult when allocating responsibilities like maintenance, security and cost between the group of companies.
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