Vertical Cloud definition
A vertical cloud is a customized service developed for a particular industry, like healthcare, finance, or governmental institutions. In terms of cybersecurity, vertical clouds are designed with security features prone to industry-specific regulations.
See also: cloud attack
Common types of vertical clouds:
- Healthcare cloud: Healthcare clouds may include specific features that facilitate patient record management, secure data storage, and convenient data transmission. Also, this type of cloud has particular tools for medical data analysis.
- Government cloud: Governmental clouds manage data according to regulations and security protocols. They might include secure communication features and support governmental workflows.
- Educational cloud: This cloud supports online learning, manages various student information systems, and enables collaborative academic research by ensuring privacy and security.
