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advantages and disadvantages. In general, the distributed model is the
opposite.
The advantages of the centralized model are:
• Less management overhead
• Reduced hardware costs
• Reduced hardware deployment costs
• Reduced application deployment costs
The disadvantages of the centralized model are:
• Some data or applications may not be accessible if the link goes down .
• Increased communication costs (for example, higher bandwidth).
• Increased cost in communication hardware.