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Study break: Security Domain

Study break: Security Domain

- [Narrator] What are the differences between security in the cloud and security in an on-premises data center? Security in the cloud may look a little different and include some added benefits. One of the biggest benefits of utilizing cloud computing is that you no longer have to purchase equipment and maintain your own data center to run IT resources. Cloud computing providers like AWS manage the data centers for you so you can focus on other aspects of IT infrastructure management. When you deploy to the AWS Cloud, you benefit from the global network of data centers and architecture built with security in mind. There are hundreds of compliance programs embedded into AWS to help you meet your industry's compliance requirements. AWS is designed to keep your data safe no matter how big or small your data cloud usage is, so you're free to scale your business as quickly as you want. Let's take a moment to review some principles and concepts that we learned about in this section in…

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