We have observed that corporations are much more interested in P2P technology that enables closely managed machines to interact as peers in a network. A sober look at desktop P2P Valuable information resides on the hard drives of individual users' desktop and laptop machines. A P2P content network is easily deployed onto such machines, and with appropriate software security. The answers concern the P2P community as a whole. The first issue is reliability.
Regular backups are difficult when individual machines can be turned off at any time.
Servers are constantly connected and more reliable, regardless of time zone or travel schedules. The second is security. Many P2P products do have strong software security. The trouble is that physical security is the weak link in the chain. If you leave your laptop on a plane with top-secret plans on it, it may be as good as published.