The Evaluating of Cloud Storage Service Providers Using Integrated SWARA - COPRAS Method

Year 2017, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 417 - 434, 30.10.2017

Engin Çakır , Büşra Kutlu Karabıyık

https://doi.org/10.17671/gazibtd.296094

Cited By: 23

Abstract

Along
with the rapid development of technology; DVD, USB and even external drives
have begun to receive cloud storage services. In cloud storage; data is stored
in virtual pools which are created by the servers on the network. In cloud
storage, users have their own storage space on the internet and can store their
files in this area. The purpose of this study is to choose the best cloud
storage service provider among various types of them that operate large data
centers and provide space for storage. There are various criteria in the
literature about selection. As the criteria do not have equal qualifications,
the importance levels of the criteria are determined by the SWARA method. In
the light of criteria created, the best cloud storage service provider has been
chosen with the COPRAS method. While "Safety" criterion has been
attended to the highest priority, "Customer Support Services" has the
lowest priority. Google Drive is found as the best performing cloud service
provider. Yandex.Disk, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box and OneDrive follow Google
Drive cloud service provider respectively. 

Keywords

Cloud Storage, Cloud Storage Service Providers, SWARA Method, COPRAS Method

Bütünleşik SWARA - COPRAS Yöntemi Kullanarak Bulut Depolama Hizmet Sağlayıcılarının Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Teknolojinin
hızlı gelişimi ile birlikte DVD, USB ve hatta harici disklerin yerini bulut
depolama servisleri almaya başlamıştır. Bulut depolama; sunucular tarafından ağ
üzerinde sanal biçimde oluşturulan havuzlarda veri depolanmasıdır. Bulut
depolamada kullanıcılar internet üzerinde kendilerine ait bir depolama alanına
sahip olmakta ve dosyalarını bu alanda saklayabilmektedirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı;
büyük çaplı veri merkezlerini işleten ve depolama için alan sunan çeşitli bulut
depolama hizmet sağlayıcıları arasından en iyisinin seçilmesidir. Seçim
konusunda literatürde karşılaşılan çeşitli kriterler söz konusudur. Kriterler
eşit öneme sahip olmadığından, kriterlerin önem düzeyleri SWARA yöntemi ile
belirlenmiştir. Oluşturulan kriterler ışığında COPRAS yöntemi ile en iyi bulut
depolama hizmet sağlayıcısının seçimi yapılmıştır. En yüksek önem derecesine
sahip kriterin “Güvenlik” kriteri olduğu ve en düşük öneme sahip kriterin ise
“Müşteri Hizmetleri” olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. En iyi bulut depolama hizmet
sağlayıcısının Google Drive olduğu bilgisine ulaşılırken; diğer bulut depolama
hizmet sağlayıcılarından Yandex.Disk ikinci, iCloud Drive üçüncü, Dropbox
dördüncü, Box beşinci ve OneDrive altıncı sırada yer almaktadır.

Keywords

Bulut Depolama, Bulut Depolama Hizmet Sağlayıcıları, SWARA Yöntemi, COPRAS Yöntemi

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