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    Another additional point is data backup. If your cloud provider ceases to exist (for example bankruptcy) DR capability of a cloud provider is moot. It is often not viable to replicate data for backup. At this stage in the game cloud based services are ideal for top tier services and front-end but less so for data storage because of the above mentioned issues. Commented Nov 7, 2011 at 23:18
  • yeah. backups are a huge consideration. Commented Nov 8, 2011 at 0:37
  • I don't really see the difficulty of using a 'back down' program to an in house private disk. Commented Nov 10, 2011 at 14:01
  • The resources an Amazon or Google can muster to deal with security are likely greater than that of any non IT based company. If you have critical data it should be encrypted before storage, no matter where its stored. Commented Nov 10, 2011 at 14:04