Cloud storage provides organisations an easy and reliable medium of collaboration, storage and backup. Not only does it foster easy retrieval of flies. it saves a lot in terms of cost and expenditure. Cloud based storage refers to the storage of dati over the ‘cloud’ — hosted elsewhere on third party hardware. As users, we simply pay for the (115k space on the cloud. The maintenance of the hardware is done by the cloud provider. Unlike local storage, we do not physically manage the hardware or storage medium. Cloud-based storage is
applicable in a wide variety of fields — with individual users storing their documents and pictures online to businesses running collabrative programs over the cloud.
Cloud Based Storage: The Good, The Bad
For personal usage, even Google Docs and Dropbox can suffice as viable cloud-based options. However, for organizations, such free options do not essentially exist so easily.
Pros
Budget: Cloud-based storage has its own share of costs in terms of the price paid for the space on the disk in the cloud. This price, however, is much lesser than that spent on maintenance of the local storage hardware and other expenses. Cloud-based storage, thus, is cheaper.
Portability: II’ your enterprise works on document collaboration and (cain work, cloud-based storage can be idea I as it is share and co-edit documents and other flies. All you need is an active Internet connection, and oft’ you go. irrespective of the location!
No-Frills Attached: Generally. cloud-based storage requires that a third party takes care of the storage server and other related elements. As a result, the end users can simply concentrate on the task at hand rather than worrying about the background maintenance. ( Sufyan bin Uzayr, Freelance Writer, Graphic Artist, Photographer, PCQ)
applicable in a wide variety of fields — with individual users storing their documents and pictures online to businesses running collabrative programs over the cloud.
Cloud Based Storage: The Good, The Bad
For personal usage, even Google Docs and Dropbox can suffice as viable cloud-based options. However, for organizations, such free options do not essentially exist so easily.
Pros
Budget: Cloud-based storage has its own share of costs in terms of the price paid for the space on the disk in the cloud. This price, however, is much lesser than that spent on maintenance of the local storage hardware and other expenses. Cloud-based storage, thus, is cheaper.
Portability: II’ your enterprise works on document collaboration and (cain work, cloud-based storage can be idea I as it is share and co-edit documents and other flies. All you need is an active Internet connection, and oft’ you go. irrespective of the location!
No-Frills Attached: Generally. cloud-based storage requires that a third party takes care of the storage server and other related elements. As a result, the end users can simply concentrate on the task at hand rather than worrying about the background maintenance. ( Sufyan bin Uzayr, Freelance Writer, Graphic Artist, Photographer, PCQ)