Overview
Samsung Cloud Platform
Samsung Cloud Platform is a cloud environment that virtualizes and provides various resource pools such as computing, storage, networking, and databases needed by enterprises.
Through the Samsung Cloud Platform, you can use the required resources in a cloud environment without needing to provide hardware or physical space. Since charges are billed based on actual usage, efficient budget management is possible, and companies can reduce costs associated with building and managing their own server environments.
The main terms used in Samsung Cloud Platform are as follows.
term | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Region | Consists of one or more data centers to ensure availability as geographically separated cloud service delivery units. |
| Account | The basic unit and billing unit required to use the Samsung Cloud Platform service |
| Root user | User who created the Account and holds top-level privileges |
| IAM user | A user with restricted permissions created by the root user within the account |
| Service | Various types of IT services and infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Network, etc.) provided by Samsung Cloud Platform |
| Resource (resource) | An individual unit entity (Entity) that is created and managed as the user uses the service. |
Component
Samsung Cloud Platform provides a Service Portal, Console, and Documentation.
Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Service Portal | Service and pricing overview for Samsung Cloud Platform, as well as information such as customer support |
| Console | Self-service interface that provides functions such as creating accounts and resources, and checking costs on the Samsung Cloud Platform. |
| Documetation | As a documentation service for Samsung Cloud Platform, it provides user guides, API/CLI references, and more. |
region
Regions are geographically distinct units of cloud service provision, composed of one or more data centers to ensure availability. Services offered on the Samsung Cloud Platform are managed by region, so the services provided may vary slightly. Refer to the user guide for each service.
| Region name | Region |
|---|---|
| Western Korea | Korea West (kr-west1) |
| Eastern Korea | Korea East (kr-east1) |
| South Korea (administrative) | South Korea South 1 (kr-south1) |
| South Korea (public) | South Korea 2 (kr-south2) |
| South Korea (Internet) | South Korea South 3(kr-south3) |
Account
To use the Samsung Cloud Platform, you need to create an Account, which can be done through sign‑up. A user who signs up and creates an Account becomes the Account’s root user and is responsible for payment. Once you sign up and register a payment method, you can create resources.
The root user can create users in IAM and add them to user groups. Users created in this way are IAM users.
The typical flow from a user creating an account to setting up a cloud environment and performing tasks is as follows.
- When a user signs up, an Account is created and they become a Root user.
- If a root user registers a payment method, they can create resources on the Samsung Cloud Platform.
- The root user creates IAM users and adds them to user groups so they can perform tasks according to their respective permissions.
- IAM users request the required services as needed to carry out their tasks.
The detailed responsibilities for each role are as follows.
| role | Job responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Root user | User with the highest privileges of the Account
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| IAM user | User with limited permissions within the Account
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