Enterprises have started to rely a lot on IaaS service providers lately due to the reduced costs and availability on demand . However before relying on an IaaS provider enterprise IT should ensure that the basic elements of security, robustness and confidentiality have been taken care by the Service Provider.

The key elements that need to be evaluated before utilizing services from an IaaS provider include:

• The type of service levels the vendor provides should be clearly listed
• Definition of roles, processes and reporting should be kept clear and the entire accountability framework should be made part of the service agreement for cloud services
• The cloud services should not restrict access to other services like backup and encryption services
• The cloud service provider should follow an ITIL based approach
• The security, data capabilities and the entire facilities should be accredited by third party organizations

The list can go on and on but the idea is to make sure that the IaaS service provider should nowhere compromise on the elements of security, robustness and quality. Enterprises need to make sure that they have confirmed these parameters and have ensured that the vendor they are choosing is capable of delivering secure Infrastructure as a Service Provider.

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