Remove Cloud Provider
In QuantaStor, the "Remove Cloud Provider" feature serves the purpose of removing the configuration and integration settings associated with a cloud provider from the QuantaStor storage system. Cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), offer various cloud storage services that can be integrated with QuantaStor for data storage and management purposes. No data will be affected by this action.
The purpose of removing a cloud provider in QuantaStor includes:
- Resource Management: Removing a cloud provider configuration helps optimize resource management within the QuantaStor storage system. By removing unused or unnecessary cloud provider configurations, administrators can free up system resources, reduce clutter, and simplify the storage environment.
- Security: Removing cloud provider configurations helps enhance security by revoking access to cloud storage services. This prevents unauthorized access to cloud resources and reduces the potential attack surface associated with integrated cloud services within QuantaStor.
- Cost Control: Cloud provider configurations may be associated with costs based on usage, data transfer, or other factors. Removing unused or unnecessary cloud provider configurations helps control costs by eliminating unnecessary expenses associated with unused or redundant cloud storage services.
- Compliance: Removing cloud provider configurations may be necessary to comply with security and compliance policies, industry regulations, or data protection laws. Organizations may need to periodically review and remove unused or unnecessary cloud provider configurations to maintain compliance with security standards and best practices.
- Risk Mitigation: Removing cloud provider configurations mitigates the risk of unauthorized access, data breaches, or security incidents associated with compromised or leaked credentials or misconfigurations. By removing configurations from QuantaStor, organizations can reduce the potential impact of security vulnerabilities or attacks targeting cloud storage services.
- Data Governance: Removing cloud provider configurations helps enforce data governance and access control policies within the organization. By removing access to specific cloud storage services, organizations can ensure that data stored in the cloud is accessed and managed according to organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
Overall, the purpose of removing a cloud provider in QuantaStor is to provide administrators with a mechanism to optimize resource management, enhance security, control costs, comply with regulations, mitigate risks, and enforce data governance within the storage environment.
Navigation: Cloud Integration --> Cloud Storage Containers --> Cloud Storage Provider --> Remove Provider (toolbar)
For additional information: Cloud Containers/NAS Gateway
