Cloud Storage - Risks and Benefits

From on-premise disk to cloud storage, we have witnessed a drastic change in the recent years. Cloud has managed to replace those hard drives from our table successfully, on which we relied and paid the price for, every now and then.  But, as everything has two sides, so does the cloud. And in this blog, we are going to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of cloud storage that you need to know.

Benefits

·         Cost-effective solution - Online file storage offers users pay as you go payment method, under which providers charge as per the usage. Plus, the user doesn't have to spend anything on maintenance service.

·         Access & Management- Users can access, manage, and update stored information at any point in time, no matter where they are and which device they are using. All they need to have is a good network connection and they are good to go.

·         Shield against catastrophe - Information stored in the cloud remains safe for ages as it is saved on highly secured servers. On the other hand, the life span of information stored in HDDs is very short.

The risks involved in Cloud

Internet Connectivity - Cloud follows your command only if you have an active internet connection. You can't access the cloud in the absence of it. It is indeed one of the biggest flaws carried by the cloud.

Security - Using cloud simply means giving access to your information to someone else, as it no more stored in a physical storage system. Now, it all depends on the provider that you have chosen. One wrong move can put your digital life in danger.

But you can cut the risk by choosing reliable providers like Google drive, UC drive, Dropbox, Sync.com, Box, etc. These are the biggest names of the cloud world that offer users a free start. However, users need to pay a certain amount if they wishes to upgrade these services, but there is an exception- UC drive.

It's an in-app cloud storage of UC browser that offers users 20 GB of free storage space, in which one can store online movies, songs, pictures, video clips, and other downloadable content while browsing within UC browser. You just need to sign up for the drive from your Gmail or Facebook account within UC browser to avail the mega cloud storage space and you are good to go as soon as the process is completed. Plus, you can access the drive remotely and also share the digital stuff stored in drive easily with others.

So create an account today to store unlimited.