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Cloud Providers are companies that provide Information Technology (IT) as a service over the Internet. A cloud company offer
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.
Following factors should be considered while selecting a cloud 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.
Here are the factors you should consider to evaluate the security of a cloud service provider:
Below are some of the best cloud service providers:
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See also aaS as a service
| 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 |