Good data management is crucial to our everyday lives, whether it is physical documents and pictures, or virtual legal papers and irreplaceable photos. Keeping the aforementioned documents and files safe is vital, and that is where cloud storage comes into play. Cloud storage is a model of networked enterprise storage where data is stored in virtualized pools of storage, which are usually hosted by third parties but can also now be done personally and at home. Hosting companies operate large data centers, and people who require their data to be hosted usually buy or lease storage capacity from them. The safety of the files depends upon the hosting companies, but with personal storage it is slightly safer although there is always a danger of accidentally deleting the files yourself. One advantage to cloud storage is that it provides users with immediate access to a broad range of resources and applications hosted in the infrastructure of another organization from anywhere via a web browser or program. It also allows multiple users at once, making it more convenient for groups to work on or access one or more shared files.
Cloud Storage - A blast from the past? (Retrieves)
Cloud computing is said to have been invented by Joseph
Licklider in the late 1960’s, who was looked at as a pioneer in the domain of
computing. Since the 60’s, cloud computing has developed and advanced in a
large number of ways. Cloud storage hasn’t started to form until recent years
because the Internet just started to offer larger amounts of bandwidth in the
90’s. Society has started using cloud storage in the recent years due to
accessibility, safety, and convenience. Amazon played a key role in the
development in cloud computing, starting in 2002 when it first launched.
