Advantages And Disadvantages Of Cloud Storage Teach Ict

Advantages of cloud storage data is safely backed up at a remote location so even if you have a disaster such as a fire there will always be a secure backup of your files you can access your files from anywhere with a network connection you aren t tied to your machine at home.

Advantages and disadvantages of cloud storage teach ict.

Currently the down side to using flash memory as the main storage method is that it has a limited number of read write cycles which limits its useful life span. There are also disadvantages of using the cloud. Last but not least cloud computing gives you the advantage of rapid deployment. Flash memory when packaged in a memory card is very resilient to damage unlike many other storage devices.

At any time you can quickly expand your storage capacity with very nominal monthly fees. Cloud storage hosts could be targeted by hackers. Users can see additional cost savings because it does not require internal power to store information remotely. Reduced need to make backups cloud storage services back up the data for users.

Cloud storage costs about 3 cents per gigabyte to store data internally. When you want to gain access to your data or files you connect to the cloud storage servers over a network such as the internet. The network connection has to be very reliable if the connection is slow or unreliable you might not be able to access your files. If the data storage company goes out of business then all of the data stored on their servers may be lost or not available to access.

The cloud computing platform helps employees who are located in different geographies to collaborate in a highly convenient and secure manner. Businesses and organizations can often reduce annual operating costs by using cloud storage. Cloud storage is a service provided where your data is stored and managed and backed up remotely by a specialist data centre. Usually data centres will charge a fee for managing the data on your behalf.