What is an advantage of cloud computing?

While cloud providers offer high availability, 'minimal downtime' is a goal achieved through good design and management rather than a universally unique advantage of cloud computing, as outages can still occur.

Limited control over the underlying infrastructure is generally considered a potential disadvantage or a trade-off in cloud computing, as management responsibilities are delegated to the provider.

Vendor lock-in, which makes it difficult to migrate services between cloud providers or back on-premises, is widely recognized as a potential disadvantage of cloud computing.

Cloud computing often results in cost savings by reducing the need for significant upfront capital expenditure on hardware and infrastructure. Organizations can pay only for the cloud resources they consume, optimizing operational costs and scalability without large initial investments.