Business Stakeholders

A stakeholder is an individual or a group interested in decisions or activities of an organization. A list of key stakeholders in a business might end up getting really long. The following illustration lists some stakeholders:

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Cloud stakeholders

Next, let’s take a detailed look at the term cloud stakeholders.

Here’s a list of the cloud stakeholders:

1. Cloud service providers: These deliver cloud services to users. Companies purchase cloud services from the cloud service providers per their architecture setup. Cloud service providers can follow IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS models.

2. Customers: A customer is the end user who consumes the services provided by the cloud service providers. With the growing competition, cloud providers have to provide excellent services; otherwise, the consumer can freely move to another one. SLAsService-level agreements play a vital role in this scenario where boundaries and quality of service are also defined.

3. Cloud carrier: It acts as a bridge between the cloud provider and the end user. It provides connectivity and transport of cloud services. The cloud carrier has to work on providing dedicated and encrypted connections to the end user. Once an SLA is set up with the cloud carrier, services are provided on a consistent level.

4. Cloud auditor: It audits the services provided by the cloud providers. It evaluates the service ...