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Cloud computing characteristics

Cloud computing characteristics

From the course: Cloud Security Considerations for Government and the Military

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Cloud computing characteristics

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- [Instructor] The key cloud computing characteristic that enables these capabilities are on-demand self-service, that refers to cloud service provider's ability to provision resources on-demand, which from a security perspective, has introduced challenges to governing the use and provisioning of cloud-based services, which may violate organizational policies. Self-service also referred to as self-provisioning, which describes the process where the customer, or user, can provision, manage, or operate the cloud services they are using, without interaction, or assistance from the cloud provider, or cloud provider personnel. Broad network access to cloud services, because they are always on and always accessible, offering users wide-spread access to these resources. The interesting dynamic of recent times is the mobile device and smart device revolution, which is altering the way organizations fundamentally operate. While…

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