Cloud Roles

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In cloud computing, organizations take on different roles and responsibilities.

Cloud Service Provider

Cloud service provider (CSP) is the business that offers cloud computing services for sale to third parties.

• responsible for building and maintaining service offerings
  • may create own physical infrastructure
  • may outsource to other cloud providers

Cloud Service Customer

Cloud service customer is the individual or organization that contracts and uses services provided by a cloud service provider.

Cloud Service Partners

Cloud service partners are third-party companies that offer some product or service that interacts with the primary offerings of a cloud service provider.

• e.g.,
  • company that assists with implementing a cloud application
  • security monitoring services
• CSPs typically have a certification program that designates third-party vendors as official partners

Regulators

Regulators are the authority that sets and enforces standards and regulations for cloud service operations.

• have to abide by regulatory agencies depending on location and industry

Cloud Service Broker

Cloud service brokers are CSPs who offer a managed identity and access management service to cloud customers that integrates security requirements across cloud services.

• aka cloud access security broker (CASB)