5 Ways A SMB Can Get The Most From Their Cloud Storage Provider Cloud storage is becoming a way of life for most small businesses. Since cloud storage provides a reliable and safe data storage option for companies who cannot afford to create an in-house data center, multiple carriers have shown up on the market urging users to take advantage of their cloud storage services. That being said, there are still pitfalls to using cloud storage and backup services, especially for small businesses that might not do their due diligence when it comes to researching a new carrier. Therefore, users
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The New Age Cloud Storage: Pin Boards You know it happens to you: You browse the Internet and find a great recipe, the perfect couch or a wreath you’d like to DIY for Christmas. The only issue is, now you have to bookmark that page and hope you remember that it’s there when the time comes to take a look at it. Pinterest, the online pin board, eliminates the need to bookmark pages or scour the Internet for hours looking for that perfect picture to go along with an idea. This revolutionary cloud storage option combines traditional bookmarking, photo pinning
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by cloudtweaks on August 6, 2012
in Apps, Backups, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Storage, storage-filesharing, Technology
Dropbox Leads the Way in Cloud Storage Most cloud service startups rely on newer and more appealing technology than the bigger guys. When a big IT corporation like Google releases its own cloud storage similar to that of a startup cloud service, those smaller cloud service providers tend to disappear in the dust. The industry, however, has definitely changed. Dropbox, a startup cloud service provider, has been leading the way in cloud storage and has kept up with the big guys, including Google’s newest cloud service. Enter Google Drive In April 2012, Google released the long-awaited Drive cloud storage service.
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Mobile Platforms Turn to Cloud Services with StackMob There are hundreds of cloud startups popping up on the radar, but one that made recent headlines in an eWeek post was a new cloud service for mobile platforms called StackMob. StackMob allows developers to create mobile businesses with easy building, full-featured applications and easily deployed apps through their cloud service mobile platform. With StackMob’s front-end HTML5 and back-end services, the time for developers to create effective, high-quality mobile applications is cut in half. More Than Just a Cloud Storage Provider StackMob prides itself on being more than just a cloud storage
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by Korilynn on July 31, 2012
in Backups, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computing, Government, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Protecting Your Customer’s Data in the Cloud Cloud storage has grown significantly in popularity over the past few years. With more cloud services popping up daily, it is imperative that cloud storage providers protect their customers’ data while it is stored in the cloud. While most startups still keep customer security in mind, some newer cloud storage services need to upgrade their security significantly to protect their customers’ data. Remember: It Is Your Customer’s Data What a lot of cloud services do not realize is that the data that they protect does not belong to them; it belongs to their
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by cloudtweaks on July 24, 2012
in Amazon, Backups, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Host, iCloud, Infographic, IT, Security, Storage, storage-filesharing, Technology
Cloud Infographic: Google Drive Vs The Competition There are hundreds of cloud services available today, a fact which does not make it any easier for users to select a cloud storage provider that fits their needs. Google is no longer the only kid on the cloud computing block. In fact, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and even private parties are entering into the cloud storage industry, and rather aggressively. The race is on for these cloud storage services to bring in the most customers and attract the most attention, but who is the best of the best? Answering this question is not as
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Cloud Storage: Comparing Box and Egnytes Cloud storage is a model of networked storage utilizing the wide reach of the internet to bring storage services to virtually anyone who has an internet connection. This type of online storage stores data in virtualized pools usually hosted by third party providers. Storage hosting companies operate large and distributed data centers and they sell or lease certain amounts of storage capacity to clients. The provider virtualizes the storage resources and provides them according to the needs of customers who store data objects or files on them. Even though the customer might be renting
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by Emma on June 24, 2012
in Apps, Backups, Big Data, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Education, Google Cloud, IT, Microsoft, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Tools, Tutorials
What Terms Me On, Cloud Computing Lingo? Cloud computing is all the rage, but knowing what you’re talking about and knowing what you’re talking about are too different things. Here is a quick list of common Cloud computing terms. Advertising-based pricing model Low cost or no cost services. The costs are covered through ads that are sent along to the costumer. Amazon EC2 Amazon cloud computer service Amazon S3 Amazon storage services CDN Content delivery network, multiple computers forming a large network. The network is setup so data can be shared easily across it. Cloud This is the main one
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