Necessity is the mother of invention. The phrase fits well when it comes to the adoption of cloud storage. As hardware malfunctioning, operating system corruption, data volume increase, electrical surge, virus or malware attack, and not to mention, human errors, lead to data loss, technology experts thought of getting a way around and come with cloud or online storage. Today, it’s benefiting home consumers and businesses alike, and it has become so popular that all major IT giants including Google and Microsoft are trying to reap the benefits. As per an industry record, by 2015 end-user spending on cloud services could be more than $180 billion and the global market for cloud equipment will reach $79.1 billion by 2018. But online storage akin to any technology platform, has its advantages and disadvantages, and that has always remained a subject matter of scrutiny for experts and users both.
Advantages of Online Storage
Easily Accessible
Upload, share, download, access and recover data over the Internet with just a sign-up. Moreover through any device or operating system platform. Syncing is made easier. No need to back up and transfer data manually. Irrespective of the device being used, users can use same account across different devices.
Acute Safety
Nothing to fear of dreadful errors like “BIOS cannot detect the hard disk drive”, "Operating system not found", "No disk drive found" and more and the hearth wrenching strange clicking or grinding noises from hard disk drive that convey that your data is at risk. Now your data resides at a safe abode equipped with military grade encryption.
More System Space
Free up hard-drive space and get more resource to run essential programs. Thus, no need to invest extra money on external hard-disk and DVDs.
Disadvantages of Online Storage
Technical Problems
Technical issues or outages can mess up things. They are unpredictable and can come across with any highly efficient and quality cloud storage service providers.
Security Breach
Though vendors recommend creating strong password and adding security info, including phone number, an alternate email address to their account to help with account recovery, and overall promise of offering high level security to users’ data, immunity of data centers remain a question of concern. Hackers, using advanced technologies may take control of data stored by millions of users.
Speed Issue
Users may come across downloading and uploading problems. Large documents may take huge time to get uploaded, shared or accessed.
Despite, the considerable risks linked with online storage medium, people are taking refuge of it, and vendors are upgrading their technologies and infrastructure to render better facilities at cost-effective prices. Today, almost all leading and lesser-known vendors are offering free trial options. Hence, users have every reason to keep their fingers crossed. However, before selecting a service provider, users should take note of its existing users’ reviews, and ratings offered by leading IT and research firms. They should also give attention to their terms and conditions, privacy policy and certifications obtained from governments, and support options, besides focusing on giveaway price benefits and capabilities.
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