02 Aug What is Cloud Storage? Pros & Cons
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What is Cloud Storage? Pros & Cons
Companies of all sizes have begun to embrace the efficiency, productivity, and security of cloud storage. How does it work? Instead of saving files on your local device, cloud storage allows you to have access to your files from wherever you are. Cloud files are stored on powerful servers which are created to secure your files. This allows you to not have to worry about anything happening to your local files or needing to set up a back-up system for your files, since you will be able to access them from the cloud.
Some of the advantages that cloud services bring to your business are:
1. Access to your data anywhere
2. Share Files Easily
3. Disaster Recovery
4. Protect your files using encryption
5. No need for external hard drives
Access to your data anywhere
When using cloud storage, your data is stored remotely which allows you to access all of your files from anywhere in the world. This feature gives you the ability to work remotely if your team is spread globally. All you have to do is open your Cloud Storage account, and all the files you’ve worked on will be right where you left them. This is a very useful feature especially if you travel often and need to quickly access your files.
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Share Files Easily:
One of the biggest advantages of cloud storage is how easy it is to share files with others. There is no need to download files and send them through email or third-party services to be able to share them with others.
With most cloud services platforms, you can share files with other team members from anywhere, anytime.
Having the ability to share these files on the go brings your firm major benefits toward effective collaboration by reducing wasted time.
Disaster Recovery:
When using Cloud Services you have a minimal risk of system failure or losing your data because all the data is backed up on external devices often located thousands of miles away from your location. This protects you and your firm from major costs of data retrieval that happens very often due to hard-drive malfunction.
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Protect your files using encryption:
Many users believe that storing their files on their local devices will keep their data secure. However, if your files are only stored on your local device, you are increasing the possibility of losing your data due to many reasons such as malicious viruses, hackers, system failures, and many more. Keeping your files in the cloud is simply the safest thing to do. Most cloud services work on encrypted architecture, which transforms all your files into unreadable code so no hacker or malicious virus can break into them.
This way you can work stress-free, and your cloud service platform will keep all of your files secure and create backups for you and your firm in case of system failures.
No need for external hard drives:
External hard drives, USBs, and other portable storage devices are outdated technologies that increase risk and introduce different challenges when dealing with multiple files. Some of the major risks are losing the portable device or the device breaking. Cloud Services allow us to access our files securely without having to carry around a bag of portable devices everywhere we go.
What are some disadvantages of Cloud Storage?
1. Requires internet connection
2. More Storage = Higher Cost
Requires internet connection
While Cloud Storage is ideal for many clients, not all businesses benefit the same amount from cloud storage. Cloud Storage works through the internet so if your business does not have WiFi or has a spotty connection, it may be difficult to transfer and upload files as efficiently as you would when using a portable device such as a hard drive.
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More Storage = High Cost
Much like using physical hard drives for storage, you also need to purchase more cloud storage in order to have more space for all of your files. Fortunately, many Cloud Services allow you to have as much space as you need without having to worry about exceeding any capacity limit.
Would you like to learn more about Cloud Storage?
If so, click here to book a demo with one of our Cloud Storage specialists to see how your firm can benefit from using Cloud Services.
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