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In recent years, cloud storage solutions have grown increasingly popular among both individuals and large companies. This is naturally due to the many benefits they offer.

Storing data in the cloud simply involves storing it on servers that are owned and operated by an outside party. For companies and organizations, this minimizes the need to invest in servers, rent out space in which to keep said servers, and hire employees to maintain them. For individuals, cloud storage solutions allow them to free up space on their own computers. For both, cloud storage keeps data safe, ensuring users can easily access it, even if a virus or other threat damages or wipes out their data.

All these benefits have contributed to the steady growth of the cloud services market. That growth doesnt show any signs of stopping in the near future. On the contrary, experts predict that by 2020, the global cloud storage market will have a value of $390.33 billion.

Along with the benefits already listed, a number of factors are influencing the continuing growth of cloud storage and services. First, its becoming increasingly common for workforces to be dispersed throughout the globe. During the pandemic, more and more businesses were forced to adopt remote work policies, resulting in employees working from many different locations. However, reports indicate that remote work was becoming more common even before the pandemic.

This is one of the chief reasons the cloud storage market is growing at such a fast pace. Cloud services often facilitate easy collaboration among workers who may not share the same physical office.

The rise of other technologies and innovations that rely on or enhance the effects of cloud computing, cloud services, and cloud storage may also account for the markets fast growth. Examples include Internet of Things tech and machine learning.

For instance, thanks to advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, which can analyze data virtually 24/7, companies and organizations across a range of industries are increasingly prioritizing large-scale data analytics when making key decisions. Naturally, they need a means of storing large amounts of data. Cloud storage provides the ideal solution. By storing data in the cloud for current and future analysis, organizations arent limited to analyzing only the data which they can store on their own servers.

Security issues and breaches are also driving cloud storage adoption. Reputable cloud storage providers emphasize security to a degree that a companys in-house IT team simply might not be capable of. Thus, many are using cloud storage solutions with the specific intention of guarding against data loss and leaks.

It would be impossible to cover all the factors contributing to this trend in a single short article. Full reports can be (and have been) written on the subject. In general, though, its apparent that cloud storage solutions are going to become even more ubiquitous in the future. This will result in massive growth for the already thriving cloud storage market. Investors, entrepreneurs, and all others in a position to benefit from such growth should pay attention.

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