A Novel Method Based on Tranco for Monitoring Cloud Service Providers
Subject Areas : ICT
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Abstract :
Cloud computing service providers offer various cloud services to different users, making effective monitoring solutions crucial for managing these services. This study utilizes Internet domain ranking as an important tool for this purpose. The research explores website ranking methods based on factors such as referrals, popularity, and traffic. It also examines the primary ranking techniques, focusing on distinguishing characteristics including similarity, stability, responsiveness, and the degree of benignity. The study then narrows its focus to ranking cloud service providers, using Tranco as a reliable source for internet domain rankings, which provides valuable insights into the online status of websites at both global and regional levels. Additionally, this study proposes using Tranco's aggregated ranking to evaluate the popularity of cloud service providers' domains and applies this approach to analyze the ranking and status of Iranian cloud service providers. The paper introduces a ranking algorithm that requires verification of the IP address and name server (NS) records for each domain in the extracted list, excluding domains without IP addresses or with expired NS records. The results show a direct correlation between Tranco rankings, the number of active users (as measured through company user panel metrics), and the market share of cloud service providers, reflecting their true popularity. The adoption of this Tranco-based method for monitoring and ranking cloud service providers demonstrates that higher active user counts are associated with increased sales of cloud services and features, leading to higher rankings both on Tranco and within the cloud service market..