Cloud Agent for security issues in cloud architecture

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Find out why we need a cloud agent and why it is the best choice to ensure security and integration in cloud applications.
Cloud agent is a small application that enables secure communication through the firewall between the customer organization and the provider's cloud. In Informatica's cloud solution, this cloud agent is called Cloud Secure Agent and is located in the application layer.

All data integration services use the cloud agent to traverse the firewall and reach applications, relational databases, and source and destination files on the customer's local area network.

This cloud agent consists of a data integration business owner database with various connectors to external data sources .



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Why do we need a cloud agent?
Questioning the need for a cloud agent is almost like questioning whether a data security strategy is necessary. While not long ago a firewall could be enough, in the current times, where applications and systems are continuously connected, linked in a thousand different ways and accessed by all kinds of devices from anywhere, sensitive data can easily be left unprotected.

CRM, different SaaS applications or Salesforce , to name a few examples, can be the transmission channel for confidential information and it is IT's responsibility to verify that their cloud-based software providers can protect this data with high levels of security . But sometimes this is not so simple. The reasons are varied:

Lack of transparency in agreements with cloud service providers.

The complexity of the terms and conditions of service, which end up confusing rather than shedding light on those trying to interpret them.

The number of architectural layers to consider when addressing security issues in cloud-based applications.
There are many times when company data can be compromised, and how can you be sure that each layer has been verified? When can you be 100% sure that your data will not be compromised?

The cloud agent takes care of all of this.