Cloud Computing Roles
- Cloud Provider
- A person, organization, or company responsible for making cloud computing services available to interested parties.
- A person, organization, or company responsible for making cloud computing services available to interested parties.
- Cloud Consumer / Customer
- A person or organization that maintains a business relationship with a cloud provider and uses its services.
- A person or organization that maintains a business relationship with a cloud provider and uses its services.
- Cloud Carrier
- An intermediary that provides connectivity and transport for cloud services from the provider to the consumer.
- An intermediary that provides connectivity and transport for cloud services from the provider to the consumer.
- Cloud Broker
- An organization that manages the use, performance, and delivery of cloud services and negotiates relationships between cloud providers and consumers.
- An organization that manages the use, performance, and delivery of cloud services and negotiates relationships between cloud providers and consumers.
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
- Software that connects through an API or directly to Software as a Service to intercept communications sent to the cloud, monitor activity, enforce policies, and detect and prevent security issues. CASBs are commonly used to manage an organization’s approved and unapproved services.