Monday 29 October 2012

Cloud Storage Has Multiple Applications

By Bryant S. Cole


Secure internet storage is useful in many ways. From simply backing up your computers files to employing cloud computing for your business, there are many options to use this technology. Computers are a way of life now for most of us. Using cloud storage is just a way of making your computer work better for you.

Cloud storage involves storing data on a remote server. When you store the files on your computer on such a server, they will be backed up in case something happens to your own computer. A desktop computer could be destroyed in a flood or fire, while a laptop computer could be stolen. Hard drives can crash and result in the loss of all of your important data. Losing music or video files is bad, but losing important files like scanned documents could be much worse.

Cloud storage offers accessibility and security. Just as your home computer can burn, so can whatever documents that you are keeping at home. The fact is that paper documents can be destroyed no matter where they are being held. Scanning your documents and important papers and then storing them with a cloud storage company will mean that they are safe from any physical threats as well as accessible from any location that offers internet access.

In addition, online cloud storage offers multiple individuals access to data. This is great for businesses and especially for business travelers. Families that are spread out in various cities can all have access to certain data as long as each member of the family has a password and the proper permission. Plus large companies can use these convenient services to save time and money, which is something every company strives to do.

A company can rent the space that they need on a server instead of having to keep their servers on site. The data that a number of the staff need can be stored on a server instead of individual computers. That offers continuous and updated access to everyone, from endless locations..




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