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Cloud-based vs local storage

Cloud-based storage offers its own share of added advantages and disadvantages. Does it fare well as compared to local storage? Or is local storage a better choice? In this article, we attempt to answer this

Features | by Sufyan bin Uzayr

BANGALORE, INDIA: Cloud storage provides organizations an easy and reliable medium of collaboration, storage and backup. Not only does it foster easy retrieval of files, it saves a lot in terms of cost and expenditure.

Cloud based storage refers to the storage of data over the 'cloud' - hosted elsewhere on third party hardware. As users, we simply pay for the disk space on the cloud. The maintenance of the hardware is done by the cloud provider. Unlike local storage, we do not physically manage the hardware or storage medium. Cloud-based storage is applicable in a wide variety of fields - with individual users storing their documents and pictures online to businesses running collaborative programs over the cloud.

Cloud-based storage: The good, the bad

For personal usage, even Google Docs and Dropbox can suffice as viable cloud-based options. However, for organizations, such free options do not essentially exist so easily.

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The future IT networks are going to be exciting. Organizations will experience super-fast Internet; multiple Internet access devices per user; wireless connections with tripled speed; virtualized networks; and more focus on Cloud computing. These trends will substantially boost connectivity and productivity in organizations. However, they are likely to leave organizations more vulnerable to threats than ever before. Security must not become a bottleneck in future IT networks; security must evolve along with the technological revolution. Cyberoam is ready for the future! Watch the video for more on Cyberoam #39;s exciting new offerings to match the security needs of future IT networks.From:cyberoamEliteViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:23More inScience Technology

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SINGAPORE : Consumers may soon have more options for mobile banking and making online transactions. This comes as Singapore banks are expected to come up with more innovative new gadgets to boost the "e-banking" experience. But industry watchers have said developments in cloud computing may provide significant challenges in this arena. Banks are expected to set aside more money to ensure peace of mind for customers when carrying out online transactions. This comes after industry-wide measures introduced by the Association of Banks Singapore (ABS), which called for additional authentication features on a security token to maximise security for online and mobile banking transactions. Next January, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore will be introducing a multi-function token card which combines both the security token and credit card features. Subba Vaidyanathan, regional head of Retail Banking Segments (Singapore and South East Asia) at Standard Chartered Bank, said: "Our big focus is to keep building on the digital bank and provide that service because that is where we see Singapore banks and Singaporeans moving. "We have continued to have 30-40 per cent annualised growth on payments online and we want to sustain that pace." So far 170000 Standard Chartered customers have opted for the card, and its rollout will start in January 2013. The multi-function token acts as a debit, credit and ATM card. It also doubles up as a security token to facilitate online banking. And with ...From:154thmedia2013Views:0 0ratingsTime:02:05More inNews Politics

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http://www.datainthecloud.net If you thought that nothing is for free, you might want to rethink your stand on that statement. As a matter of fact, as far as cloud computing companies are concerned, there are actually quite a lot out there that offer you free cloud computing services albeit for a limited amount of space. But there are cloud computing companies out there too that will allow you to increase your storage space if you invite more and more people to join in on their service. Here are a couple of cloud computing companies or companies that actually offer cloud computing for free. Take note, it #39;s free. You don #39;t have to pay a single cent for it.From:DataintheCloudViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:47More inEducation

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ClevrU is focused on WEB 3.0 applications that intelligently leverage Cloud Computing in a mobile environment. ClevrU has developed an e-teaching content delivery platform with advanced tools to assist in interactive teaching and student/instructor collaboration. This application uses an intelligent engine to adapt course content to users personal needs in a mobile environment. ClevrU is initially focused on international education markets. ClevrU #39;s technology combines video e-teaching with semantic based intelligent social network tools for educational institutions universities and colleges, cellular phone/ tablet computer manufacturers and cellular carriers to deliver course content to students anywhere, anytime. ClevrU branded the platform ClevrU EDU and registered a patent pending on its Intelligent Collaborative Platform Technology.From:clevruViews:1 0ratingsTime:02:33More inEducation

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Three Reasons Why the Cloud is the Safest Place to Store Your Files
http://www.datainthecloud.net If you thought that nothing is for free, you might want to rethink your stand on that statement. As a matter of fact, as far as cloud computing companies are concerned, there are actually quite a lot out there that offer you free cloud computing services albeit for a limited amount of space. But there are cloud computing companies out there too that will allow you to increase your storage space if you invite more and more people to join in on their service. Here are a couple of cloud computing companies or companies that actually offer cloud computing for free. Take note, it #39;s free. You don #39;t have to pay a single cent for it.From:DataintheCloudViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:46More inEducation

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