The storage options on cloud is in 3 forms
- Public
- Private
- Hybrid
Public Cloud: A service provider makes the clouds available to the general public which is termed as a public cloud. These clouds are accessed through internet by users. These are open to public and their infrastructure is owned and operated by service providers as in case of Google and Microsoft.
Private Cloud: These clouds are dedicated to a particular organization. That particular organization can use the cloud for storing the company’s data, hosting business application, etc. The data stored on public cloud can’t be shared with other organizations.
The cloud is managed either by the organization itself or by the third party.
Hybrid Cloud: When two or more clouds are bound together to offer the advantage of both public and private clouds, they are termed as Hybrid Cloud. Organizations can use private clouds for sensitive application, while public clouds for non-sensitive applications. The hybrid clouds provide flexible, scalable and cost-effective solutions to the organizations.