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Cloud services function on devices provided by a service provider, with their specifics or even existence hidden from the user behind user interfaces in an effort to simplify user experience. | Cloud services function on devices provided by a service provider, with their specifics or even existence hidden from the user behind user interfaces in an effort to simplify user experience. | ||
One adage is often quoted in relation to cloud services: "There is no cloud, it's just somebody else's computer"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Sergei |date=2023-05-25 |title=There is no cloud it’s just someone else’s computer |url=https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |website=Solita}}</ref>. This means that the failure of a device you know nothing about can result in your device/service not working. | One adage is often quoted in relation to cloud services: "There is no cloud, it's just somebody else's computer"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Sergei |date=2023-05-25 |title=There is no cloud it’s just someone else’s computer |url=https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921154351/https://www.solita.fi/web/20230921154351/https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |archive-date=2023-09-21 |website=Solita}}</ref>. This means that the failure of a device you know nothing about can result in your device/service not working. | ||
==Why it is a problem== | ==Why it is a problem== | ||
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Some of the most famous cloud providers include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud. | Some of the most famous cloud providers include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud. | ||
While they take great care to ensure their smooth operation, they sometimes fail and cause widespread service disruptions because of the great number of companies relying on their services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-21 |title=Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazons-cloud-unit-reports-outage-several-websites-down-2025-10-20/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-09 |title=Kubernetes kicks down Azure Front Door |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/kubernetes_azure_outage/ |website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Multiple GCP services impacted in the europe-west3-c zone |url=https://status.cloud.google.com/incidents/e3yQSE1ysCGjCVEn2q1h |website=Google Cloud Service Health}}</ref> | While they take great care to ensure their smooth operation, they sometimes fail and cause widespread service disruptions because of the great number of companies relying on their services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-21 |title=Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazons-cloud-unit-reports-outage-several-websites-down-2025-10-20/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/pN2yj |archive-date=2025-10-21 |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-09 |title=Kubernetes kicks down Azure Front Door |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/kubernetes_azure_outage/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/dlD8Q |archive-date=2025-10-09 |website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Multiple GCP services impacted in the europe-west3-c zone |url=https://status.cloud.google.com/incidents/e3yQSE1ysCGjCVEn2q1h |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028011248/https://status.cloud.google.com/incidents/e3yQSE1ysCGjCVEn2q1h |archive-date=2024-10-28 |website=Google Cloud Service Health}}</ref> | ||
===Ineffective access controls=== | ===Ineffective access controls=== | ||