Doing Cloud in China

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Doing Cloud in China

Cloud & DevOps Security Summit - 2019
May 28, 2020

China is the only country in the world that does not permit foreign cloud service providers to own and operate their own data centers in the country. To operate a data center in China, a locally registered company that has less than 50% foreign investment must obtain a value-added telecom permit. This talk looks at how Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure have modified their services to gain entry to the cloud market space in China and compares their service offerings to local Chinese cloud service providers. We will cover specific considerations for foreign companies using cloud services in China. The Chinese company, Alibaba Cloud, is the fourth largest global Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider following AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. We end the session taking a test drive of Alibaba Cloud and discuss why this CSP should be on your watchlist. NOTE: This talk provides a preview of some content from SANS SEC488: Cloud Security Essentials.

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