Disadvantages of DS

• Inherent heterogeneity

  • No single best all-around platform
  • Legacy systems

• Software

  • Acceptable middleware is not broadly available
  • Standards are sometimes lagging
  • Algorithms

• Interconnection

  • Performance
  • Legacy networks and cost

• Security

• Complexity

• Management

  • To develop,deploy and operate sophisticated distributed systems one needs a sophisticated distributed system

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