Network & Storage Services

The networking infrastructure of your chosen cloud service provider will directly determine the level of security, availability, speed, and reach of your cloud services.
The leading cloud service providers will offer you access to a global network of regions and locations. Each constantly striving to improve their networking infrastructure to provide better bandwidth and faster download times.

Cloud networking most commonly encompasses the following services:

Content Delivery Network (CDN) : a way to deliver content through multiple geographic locations to deliver high speed and low latency
Dedicated Interconnection: direct access to the cloud providers high-speed network
Domain Name System (DNS) : a scalable way to route users to internet applications via DNS
Load Balancing: a tool to distribute incoming traffic across multiple resources
Virtual Private Network (VPN) : a secure and isolated cloud resource

CDN

A content delivery network (CDN) which consists of a global network of edge locations is used for media delivery.
CDN is used to speed up the delivery of static content such as images and videos.

Storage in the cloud involves utilizing a cloud service provider’s infrastructure to securely store your data, apps, and workloads.
Much like the customization of VMs, cloud service providers offer you multiple storage configuration options that can be scaled to match the demands of your business – disk size, amount of storage, and location.
They will also support the different storage types including block, file, and object storage.
Certain cloud service providers also offer a range of data transfer services to help you quickly and securely migrate vast volumes of data into their infrastructure.

Compliance : a series of tools and controls to help you track and maintain regulatory compliance.
Auditing : a tool track all user activity and create an audit log of who did what, where, and when within your cloud platform.
DDoS Protection : a tool designed to identify and mitigate DDoS attacks in order to prevent application downtime and minimize the latency of your infrastructure.
Encryption : the provision of encryption at rest and in transit to prevent your data from being accessed even in the event of theft.
Firewalls : a collection of firewall tools to filter malicious web traffic and centrally manage firewall rules.
Identity and Access Management : a platform to manage user identities and control who has access to what, and what they can do with that access
Threat Detection : a tool to identify potential threats in cloud environments.