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What Is a VPC? Virtual Private Clouds Explained

By default, most public cloud computing platforms offer their services through a shared tenancy model. In other words, multiple customers share resources on the same physical infrastructure; however, this presents privacy and security concerns. To mitigate the issues that arise from sharing physical infrastructure in a public cloud, cloud providers deploy each customer’s resources in...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 27 Jun'25 Last Updated: 27 Jun'25
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Best GDPR-Compliant Cloud Storage Solutions: The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation in the Cloud

Since 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has ensured that cloud companies process EU user data fairly and transparently. It grants professional industries and privacy-focused users full control over what happens to their data. Not all companies are equal, though. In this article, we share the best GDPR-compliant cloud storage services. The best cloud...

By Dan Ginn — 24 Jun'25 Last Updated: 01 Jul'25
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Best Anonymous Cloud Storage for 2025

Too many services in this digital age ask for personal data that they don’t need. An anonymous cloud storage service will let you sign up with minimal information so you can maintain your privacy while storing your files. Many allow crypto payments, so even your banking details can stay hidden. Our top choice for an...

By Rebecca White — 20 Jun'25 Last Updated: 20 Jun'25
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Best Quantum-Resistant Cloud Storage in 2025

As quantum computing advances, today’s encryption methods are at risk of being broken. This is a huge issue for services like cloud storage providers, which rely on securing data long-term. A quantum-resistant cloud storage service can help solve this issue by using quantum-resistant algorithms that can withstand attacks from quantum computers, keeping your data safe....

By Kate Hawkins — 05 Jun'25 Last Updated: 17 Jun'25
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What Is Alibaba Cloud? Services, Uses, Benefits & Challenges Explained

While it may not have the same global presence as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud remains one of the top cloud computing providers in the world and is dominant in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, especially China.  Also known as Aliyun, Alibaba Cloud offers a large suite of services and...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 28 May'25 Last Updated: 28 May'25
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What Is AWS EC2? Explaining Elastic Compute Cloud’s Features, Instance Types & More 

Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (AWS EC2) is a major service used in modern cloud computing applications. EC2 offers an alternative to traditional bare-metal instances and offers resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is ideal for workloads such as running web applications, processing big data and training machine learning models. AWS EC2 is...

By Kevin Kiruri — 27 May'25 Last Updated: 27 May'25
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What Is DigitalOcean? Cloud Platform Explained 

DigitalOcean has a relatively small suite of services and a limited global presence, so you’d hardly expect it to be on anyone’s list when choosing a cloud computing platform. However, it’s a favorite among developers, IT professionals and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). There are many reasons why DigitalOcean is popular among IT professionals and...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 24 May'25 Last Updated: 24 May'25
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What Is Serverless Computing? Meaning, Types, Benefits & Challenges

Serverless cloud computing is a modern technology for building cloud infrastructure. It redefines the application development model by decoupling code from runtime environments. The serverless framework introduces Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) execution models, where code runs as stateless applications that auto-scale on demand. The term “serverless” does not mean that there’s no underlying infrastructure. It means that...

By Kevin Kiruri — 03 May'25 Last Updated: 16 May'25
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What Is IBM Cloud?

While it doesn’t have the same level of circulation as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud is currently one of the top 10 cloud computing platforms in the world. Its services cover the three main cloud delivery models and deployment models — IaaS, PaaS and SaaS — making it useful for various...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 25 Apr'25 Last Updated: 16 May'25
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What Is Cloud ROI? Definition, Examples, Calculation, Advantages & More 

Measuring cloud ROI (return on investment) helps businesses assess the value of their cloud investments by weighing cloud costs against the benefits of cloud computing.  The ROI metric helps businesses migrating to cloud computing platforms and those looking to optimize their cloud environment by helping them ensure their cloud expenditure aligns with their cloud budget....

By Kevin Kiruri — 19 Apr'25 Last Updated: 02 Jun'25
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