- compute power: VMS, containers and serverless
- storage: database...
- networking.
- analytics.
- cost-effective: pay-as-you-go, consumption-base pricing model
- scalable: vertical(scaling up) and horizantal(scaling out).
- elastic: automatically adding or removing resources.
- currrent: focus on what matters(building and deploying applications).
- reliable: data backup, disaster recovery, and data replication services.
- global: datacenters located in various regions all over the globe.
- secure: provide better security than most organizations can achieve(physical/digital security).
In data storage terminology, the word compliance is used to refer to industry-wide government regulations and rules that cite how data is managed and the need for organizations to be in compliance with those regulations. more