The community cloud model is a multi-tenant cloud infrastructure that allows systems and services to be accessible by several companies or organizations. This cloud environment is either managed by the cloud provider, the organization, or both. The cloud environment can be either on-site or off-site.
The main purpose of the community cloud model is to join people remotely and work on the same project, which presents a centralized and common cloud infrastructure. The community cloud model is useful when organizations share a common business issue or project and focus on a common goal.
Many governmental agencies use the community cloud models for transaction purposes with each other. In the USA, the government core agencies uses community cloud model for security level issues, privacy and audits. Community clouds are also used by healthcare companies or by large manufacturing companies.
Benefits of Community Cloud
- Cost-effective: The community cloud model is cost-effective as it is shared between multiple organizations and communities.
- Scalable and flexible: Community cloud models are scalable and flexible. It allows users to make modifications to documents as per their requirements and needs.
- Security: Community cloud security is more than the private cloud. Users can perform various levels of security on their data.
- Availability and Reliability: Community clouds are secure like other clouds model. It replicates the data at multiple locations so that it can be accessed easily and protect it from damage.
Disadvantages of Community Cloud
- Limited Storage: The community cloud offers limited data storage and bandwidth, which makes it difficult for any organization.
- Not Customised to all Organizations: Many organizations may not choose community cloud because of confidential issues.
- Security: The community cloud infrastructure is controlled and accessible by multiple organizations, so it requires special security configuration.
- Sharing: It becomes difficult to share the responsibility among the organization within a community cloud environment.
