Ten cloud file-sharing definitions IT pros should know

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Margaret Jones.

Because cloud technology changes and evolves so quickly — and has so many acronyms — it can be tough for IT administrators to keep up with new cloud file-sharing definitions. More and more employees are using cloud-file sharing services for work, so IT, vendors and marketers are responding in kind with new tools, such as IDaaS, SaaS and EUC platforms. If you’ve never heard of those terms or you don’t know the difference between SoMoClo and SoLoMo, you’re not alone. Check out these cloud file-sharing definitions to start sorting things out.

IDaaS
Identity as a Service is a kind of single sign-on for the cloud. It’s an authentication infrastructure that a third-party service provider builds, hosts and manages. Usually, companies buy IDaaS as a subscription service. For an additional fee, cloud file-sharing service providers sometimes also host apps and give subscribers role-based access to certain apps or virtual desktops through a secure portal…

EUC platform
Vendors use the term "end user computing" platform to explain to customers how and why businesses should bring desktop and application services together. EUC platforms deliver services in a way that leaves users unaware of whether the service is managed locally or in the cloud…

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