Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage Providers in Race to Make Their Products PRISM-proof

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Cloud Storage Providers in Race to Make Their Products PRISM-proof

Although its finer details were only uncovered earlier this year, anxiety over a surveillance program initiated by the National Security Agency (NSA) has grown significantly among companies who rely on having a significant online presence. PRISM, which was a key arm of an anti-terror operation run by former President George W. Bush back in 2007, was designed to collect data covertly.

Initially, organisations suspected to have links to terrorist organisations were among those targeted by PRISM, although its scope rather controversially spread to companies large and small. Those with files stored online were most likely to fear for the safety and security of their documents, as they could have been seen by NSA employees, leaving them to wonder what steps to take next.

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

Anyone who is willing to protect their files, as well as, data from any type of computer hardware or software crash really needs to sign up with a cloud storage provider. This is mainly because of the fact that with a small amount of files, one can get an absolute backup of each and every file they want.

In the following post you will get to know about the top 4 cloud storage providers for you to go with:

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2 Essential Tips To Keep Your Data Safe and Secure

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External Hard Drive

As we all know, computers and computer hardware aren’t built to last. We are constantly replacing computers every five or so years, or replacing hard drives on a regular basis. Hard drives are notorious for going bad, and when that happens, you could potentially lose all your files. We all have files that we can’t lose, whether those files are photos, videos, or business/school-related files, we need to keep such files safe and secure.

What Moving to the Cloud Means for Your Operations

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

One of the big buzzwords in recent years has been the ‘cloud’ and how much of a game-changer it has been for businesses – but do you know what it means?

The world of technology is so fast-moving and often complex that it is sometimes easier just to accept an innovation without really thinking about how it changes things. As you would expect, you are better off knowing how such applications are changing, particularly since a move to the cloud tends to bring with it a number of benefits.

Firms rely on a variety of software to organize their operations and where previously they might have bought a custom-built product or an off-the-shelf option and that was that; now many system providers have moved to a cloud-based software-as-a-service model.

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Is Cloud Data Easier to Recover: 5 Cloud Data Recovery Concerns

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

Long before the cloud came around, individuals and companies alike were turning to Web based storage and data recovery. With a mix of software and Web based management controls, off-site data backup and recovery was finicky, non-mobile and not too much more cost effective than the on-site tradition.

Now that the cloud is above, the nomenclature of the past no longer applies – cloud storage and cloud data recovery solutions are growing in maturity, offering capabilities in integration, management and control that the old Web based data storage providers just couldn’t offer.

Regardless of the sky-high appeal of cloud storage benefits, it is not wise to turn to cloud driven business continuity haphazardly. While the perceived ease and cost performance of cloud storage and recovery is tempting, cloud storage and backup present considerable challenges.

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How Your Business Can Benefit From Cloud Storage

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

Cloud storage has gotten a lot of press in recent times. So, what is it and how can it benefit your company?

Essentially, Cloud allows you to store and access your data online via a virtual server. This means you don’t have to worry about the fragmentation of data across a number of machines. Placing this data in the Cloud means it is available in one place to all machines with access. This of course, makes for a range of benefits and allows you to adapt and improve your business’s storage solutions without making any sacrifices or having any security concerns.

Cloud storage can be used for a variety of purposes, including as a backup disk, working disk, for extra storage, as a shared disk or for web and email use.

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Do You Backup or Store Your Data?

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Online Backup

With Google’s announcement introducing Google Drive, I have been thinking more about how I store my data. When it comes to storing data, it seems the cloud is becoming a more popular choice, especially for those that wish to share their files.

When I view the data storage options on the cloud I am always wondering how I can use such a service for saving all of my data files. I then came to realization that services such as Dropbox and Google Drive aren’t what I need when it comes to backing up my data. There are two ways to look at how you save your data.

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