There are many issues that should be considered and questions asked when a company evaluates ASP services. Relative issues range from varied risks, internal issues, and reliability to capital cost and information security. It's understandable that you might have considerable doubts and worries about letting another organization control your information. One is the fear of change, a fear of new technology, new methods, and new services.
Reliability is another key concern, particularly with systems reliability.
Since most ASP's store customers information on its centric servers, they must create a secure structure that accommodates different data access protocols for its own employees, its customers, and its customers' clients. A secure system should automatically regulate access to files and applications based on the makeup of the user and perhaps even its physical location. The system should be designed around a series of rules and conditions that control and restrict access for everyone with a connection to the system and the information stored within it. Despite costs, fears, security concerns, and reliability questions, the benefits for using an ASP to manage your organizations computer applications and services are quite convincing. Many of the drawbacks and concerns I outline are psychological.