Apple's iCloud cloud storage uses Google Cloud Platform to store data

Written about 3 years ago by IanDorfman

According to Apple's updated documentation for iOS security (as of January of 2018), data stored by the company's Small iCloud iconiCloud service is currently stored on both Small Amazon Simple Storage Service iconAmazon Simple Storage Service and Small Google Cloud Platform iconGoogle Cloud Platform servers.

Previously, Apple had a partnership with Microsoft that stored iCloud user data on Small Microsoft Azure iconMicrosoft Azure servers, but references to this have been removed in the January 2018 security documentation for Small iOS iconiOS 11.

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