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Cloud computing
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What is a Cloud Provider?
Cloud Providers are companies that provide Information Technology (IT) as a service over the Internet. A cloud company offer
How Cloud Service provider Works
Cloud service providers are software infrastructures that store data on remote servers. This data can be accessed through the Internet. A cloud service consist of servers, computers, databases and a central server which facilitates all the operations by following the protocols. A cloud server provider maintains multiple copies of data in order to counter the threats like data breaches, data loss, etc. security threats.
How to select the best Cloud Service Provider?
Following factors should be considered while selecting a cloud company.
- Is your desired region supported?
- Cost for the service and your budget.
- For an outsourcing company, Customer/Client Preference of service provider needs to be factored in
- The cost involved in training employees on the Cloud Service Platform
- Customer support
- The provider should have a successful track record of stability/uptime/reliability
- Reviews of the company
Is my data secure with a Cloud Computing Company?
Since data is stored remotely rather than your premise, apprehensions about data theft and privacy are obvious. But most cloud computing companies encrypt data while in transit or at rest. Also, their employees only get logical access to your data. Most companies adopt very strict protocols to ensure data security, confidentiality, and privacy.
If your data has peculiar security requirements, you could opt for a hybrid cloud where some data is stored with the cloud provider while some at your own premises.
How to evaluate Cloud Service provider Security?
Here are the factors you should consider to evaluate the security of a cloud service provider:
- Compliance with quality standards and having accredited certifications
- Data Management
- Data governance and security policies
- Service dependencies and partnerships with other vendors
- Contracts and SLAs
- Service delivery
- Legal protections
- Reliability & Performance
- Migration support and vendor lock-in
- Company profile of the service provider
Which are the Best Cloud Service providers?
Below are some of the best cloud service providers:
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- VMWare Tanzu (formerly PWS - Pivotal Web Services for Spring Framework, Node.js and Ruby on Rails apps)
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Major Types
See also aaS as a service
Minor Types
| Service | Abbr. |
|---|---|
| Artificial intelligence as a service | AIaaS |
| Backend as a service | BaaS |
| Business process as a service | BPaaS |
| Content as a service | CaaS |
| Data as a service | DaaS |
| Desktop as a service | |
| Drone as a service | |
| Database as a service | DBaaS |
| Energy storage as a service | ESaaS |
| Electric vehicle as a service | EVaaS |
| Function as a service | FaaS |
| Games as a service | GaaS |
| Infrastructure as a service | IaaS |
| Identity as a service | IDaaS |
| IT as a service | ITaaS |
| Logging as a service | LaaS |
| Mobile backend as a service | MaaS |
| Mobility as a service | |
| Monitoring as a service | |
| Network as a service | NaaS |
| Payments as a service | PaaS |
| Platform as a service | |
| Recovery as a service | RaaS |
| Robot as a service | |
| Search as a service | SaaS |
| Security as a service | |
| Software as a service | |
| Storage as a service | |
| Transportation as a service | TaaS |
| Hadoop as a service | HaaS |
| Housing as a service | HaaS |