Public cloud is not one platform; it is three dominant ecosystems, dozens of service models, and thousands of configuration decisions. This is where you understand all of it.
Computing Infrastructure Delivered Over the Internet
Owned by a Provider, Operated by You
You don’t own the hardware. You configure, deploy, and manage what runs on it. That distinction is everything when it comes to performance, cost, and security.
3 Pillars of Public Cloud
Running managed SaaS data tools on self-managed infrastructure. Mismatching the service model to the workload is one of the most common reasons cloud migrations underdeliver on their original promise.
Open storage buckets, overpermissioned roles, and publicly exposed services are not the result of complex attacks, they are the result of moving fast without security guardrails built into the deployment process.
Mobile devices are the fastest-growing attack surface in enterprise security, and most organizations are still catching up.
A fully managed software solution that you access via a web browser — the provider manages everything from infrastructure to application upgrades.
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