Cloud technologies in higher education

The article presents the prospects of using cloud technologies in the educational space of the higher education institution. The authors aim to study cloud technologies in order to integrate them into the educational sphere, which will improve the efficiency of the educational process. This goal is going to be achieved through the following actions: the analysis of service models is carried out and cloud models are described in order to identify the most suitable ones for the educational sphere. Further reviews of advantages and disadvantages of cloud technologies application in university educational processes are revealed. Also, the following cloud services have been analyzed: Windows Azure, G Suite for Education, WebTutor, ShareKnowledge. Based on the collected data, the relevance of using particular platforms in the educational process was assessed.