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Cloud Storage – Pros & Cons

Cloud Storage – Pros & Cons

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Cloud Storage – Pros & Cons

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You can access cloud storage through:

Co-located cloud computer service

Web service Application Programming Interface (API)

Applications that use API (Web based content managementsystems, cloud storage gateway, cloud desktop storage, etc.)

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Findings and Reports

Recent survey on over 800 business leaders as well as usersworld over has found out that the number of businessesadopting cloud storage facilities for competitive advantage hasdoubled.

Public cloud service is expected to grow over $244 billion by endof 2017.

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Pros –

Drag and Drop / Easy Accessibility

Leading cloud storage facilities come with desktop folder facility forboth personal computers and Mac. This enhances usability of theuser as the files can be accessed anywhere, anytime with the help ofinternet.

Avoid Emailing Large Files

Those days are gone when you face trouble in attaching files to themail and therefore it takes lots of time to mail. The recipient justclicks on the link and downloads the file from the cloud storage.

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Disaster Recovery

Businesses have started using cloud storage as emergency backupplan, which can be used during emergency time. This is possiblebecause of the availability of a second copy of important files.

Reduction in Annual Operating Cost

Annual operating cost reduces. More importantly, you are able tostore information remotely without any additional cost.

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Cons –

Files can movepermanently

Be careful while dragging anddropping files from local storageto cloud storage because thefile will move in entirety.Instead copy and paste the filein the cloud and not move theoriginal document in entirety.

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Additional Charges

Bandwidth allowance can beborne by the user if thespecified bandwidth offered issurpassed.

Accessibility Issues

You must have internetconnection to access data.

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