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The fundamental security challenges in cloud computing are to overcome security threats in order to fully utilize these new computing standards. Though cloud computing is a powerful and effective technology it has some security-related challenges. Exposing your sensitive and confidential data on the cloud can put your data at a risk. Though cloud services ensure the security … [Read more...] about Security Challenges in Cloud Computing

Identity as a service (IDaaS) provides IAM (Identity and Access Management) service to the user over the cloud on a subscription basis just like other cloud services. In short, the IDaaS ensures that the authorized user is authenticated to access the resources of the company. The user can be the employee of the company, customer or any third party related to the company. IDaaS … [Read more...] about Identity as a Service (IDaaS)

Data privacy in cloud computing allows collecting, storing, transferring and sharing the data over the cloud without putting the privacy of personal data at a risk. Many times customer even does not have knowledge about how their personal information over the clouds is processed. With the increasing popularity of the cloud, data privacy is becoming a crucial factor in cloud … [Read more...] about Data Privacy in Cloud Computing

Federated cloud is a seamless environment formed by connecting the cloud environment of two or more cloud service provider using a common standard. Federated cloud integrates heterogeneous cloud environment such as community cloud, public cloud, and private cloud in order to scale up the resources and services for the users. In this section, we will discuss federation in the … [Read more...] about Federated Cloud

Software as a service (SaaS) offers a subscription of cloud-based software applications to the user over the internet. SaaS users do not have to indulge in the diligence of purchasing the software along with the infrastructure on which the application will be installed and that is required to run the application's logic. SaaS has gained popularity as technologies supporting … [Read more...] about Software as a Service (SaaS)

Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud service where the cloud vendor provides hardware and software that forms the platforms on his self-owned infrastructure to the customer. The PaaS vendor offers this service to its customer on the consumption-based pricing model. Using the platform provided by the PaaS vendors the customer can develop and deploy their own software and … [Read more...] about Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a service provided by the cloud service provider (CSP) where they offer infrastructure i.e. virtualized computing resources that can be accessed over the internet. Thus, it is also called hardware as a service (HaaS). IaaS let the companies reliant on IT infrastructure to outsource their infrastructure demand such as servers, storage, … [Read more...] about Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Monitoring as a Service (MaaS) is a security service that provides security to IT assets of any business 24/7. It plays a vital role in securing an enterprise or government clients from any possible cyber threats. MaaS is a monitoring service that can be outsourced in a flexible and consumption-based subscription model. With the advent of cloud computing, MaaS has gained … [Read more...] about Monitoring as a Service (MaaS)

Communication as a Service (CaaS) is a trending service provided to the customers by CaaS vendors that is implemented over cloud computing technology. Nowadays communication has become the most crucial aspect of businesses. A complete communication solution can help the business grow fast. In this content, we will discuss CaaS, its features, how does it work, the risk involved … [Read more...] about Communication as a Service (CaaS)