ABSTRACT
Cloud computing offers companies an alternative to constructing, staffing, operating, growing, and maintaining their own data centers for processing their corporate records, supporting business functions and personnel, and offering services to the company’s customers. Customers can combine private and public cloud services to maintain service levels in the face of rapid workload fluctuations. For example, organizations may use their computing resources within a private cloud computing center for normal usage but access the public cloud for less risky, high/peak load requirements. The process of preventing cloud-based security risks is new to many organizations. However, with adequate service level agreements and a track record of performance by cloud vendors, customers can assure themselves of a near-term quality of services. Information technology resources are made available to the general public or organizations and are owned by the cloud service provider. The cloud services are accessible to everyone via standard Internet connections.
