A Framework for Secure and Cost-Efficient Cloud Computing

The recent massive reduction in the digital gap has led to an obvious increase in the number of users interacting with the cloud environment. This development has necessitated the need for cloud service providers to embark on measures that will help in preventing emerging threats, such as data breaches and latency issues, emanating from excessive traffic to enhance the availability of cloud resources to the demanding users. This study proposes a conceptual framework for secure and cost-efficient cloud service delivery. A model that combines effective resource allocation with threat detection, threat elimination, and prompt service delivery at the edge or centralized level. This framework introduces an adaptive algorithm that leverages certain fundamental data properties that help in swift allocation, security, availability, and delivery of data on demand. A cloud simulation was conducted, and the preliminary analysis yielded an estimate of 25-35% improvement in execution time, resource utility, and data integrity ratio orchestrated by effective load balancing and data protection. Consequently, this framework is expected to minimize the usual congestion that causes service delivery delays and the final breakdown of the cloud network. Similarly,, the framework secures cloud data against cyber threats. The conceptual secure framework provides a theoretical basis for developing advanced algorithms capable of balancing workload efficiency and security in a cloud environment