Multi-Cloud Security and Privacy Models for Distributed Enterprise Systems
Keywords:
Multi-Cloud Security, Privacy Models, Distributed Enterprise Systems, Zero Trust, Data Protection, Cloud GovernanceAbstract
Multi-cloud environments have become a dominant deployment strategy for distributed enterprise systems due to their flexibility, resilience, and avoidance of vendor lock-in. However, distributing workloads and data across multiple cloud service providers introduces complex security and privacy challenges. Enterprises must address heterogeneous security controls, fragmented identity management, and inconsistent data protection mechanisms. In the current technological context, robust multi-cloud security and privacy models are essential to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, and regulatory compliance. This paper examines architectural foundations, security and privacy models, and performance considerations for multi-cloud enterprise systems. The study emphasizes policy-driven governance, zero-trust principles, and coordinated security orchestration as key enablers of secure and privacy-preserving multi-cloud operations.
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