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Cloud Services: Benefits & Drawbacks

Cloud service providers are third-party companies that offer cloud-based platforms, infrastructure, applications, or storage services which customers pay for based on usage. Platform as a service (PaaS) allows developers to build and run apps on another party's platform without maintaining infrastructure. Benefits of cloud computing include excellent accessibility of information anywhere and advanced data security features, while a disadvantage is potential security risks from sending sensitive data to a third party provider.

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Cloud Services: Benefits & Drawbacks

Cloud service providers are third-party companies that offer cloud-based platforms, infrastructure, applications, or storage services which customers pay for based on usage. Platform as a service (PaaS) allows developers to build and run apps on another party's platform without maintaining infrastructure. Benefits of cloud computing include excellent accessibility of information anywhere and advanced data security features, while a disadvantage is potential security risks from sending sensitive data to a third party provider.

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1. What are Cloud Service Providers?

A cloud service provider is a third-party company offering a cloud-based platform,


infrastructure, application or storage services. Much like a homeowner would pay for a utility
such as electricity or gas, companies typically must pay only for the amount of cloud services
they use, as business demands require.

2. What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)?


Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) is a form of cloud computing where an application software
platform is provided by another party. Primarily for developers and programmers, a PaaS allows
the user to develop, run, and manage their own apps without having to build and maintain the
infrastructure or platform usually associated with the process.

3. What are two (2) benefits of cloud computing?

 Excellent accessibility
Cloud allows us to quickly and easily access store information anywhere, anytime in the whole
world, using an internet connection. An internet cloud infrastructure increases organization
productivity and efficiency by ensuring that our data is always accessible.
 Data security
Data security is one of the biggest advantages of cloud computing. Cloud offers many advanced
features related to security and ensures that data is securely stored and handled.

4. What is one (1) disadvantage of using cloud computing?


 Security
Although cloud service providers implement the best security standards to store important
information. But, before adopting cloud technology, you should be aware that you will be
sending all your organization's sensitive information to a third party, i.e., a cloud computing
service provider. While sending the data on the cloud, there may be a chance that your
organization's information is hacked by Hackers.

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