7.4.4 How DaaS is used by organisations, and the benefits and drawbacks it provides to organisations and their stakeholders

Question 1

State:

4 benefits of using DaaS to an organisation and its stakeholders

Answer 1

4 of:
* Cross platform transfer
* Automatic updating of data/files
* Wide ranging accessibility
* Reduces the risk of multiple versions of the same data/files existing
* Enhanced security through access permissions levels, passwords and encryption
* Reduction in the costs of data maintenance and delivery
* Facilitates collaboration, regardless of location
* Allows for easier scalability (up or down) for storage requirements
* Supports remote working

Question 2

State:

3 drawbacks of using DaaS to an organisation and its stakeholders

Answer 2

3 of:
* Data is transferred over a network, increasing risk of security breaches
* Time consuming for the transferring of large data sets based on bandwidth restrictions
* Can be a limitation of available tools as any tool used must be hosted by or compatible with the DaaS platform
* Compliance with legislation/regulations as sensitive data is located in the cloud, organisations must ensure that they are compliant with the regulation/legislation associated with the country where the DaaS provider is based and origin of data