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Cloud Storage Versus Local Storage

Increasingly, storing backups on Internet servers—cloud storage—is

replacing local backups as the preferred option. This movement leaves a lot

of problems in its wake. Let’s explore the good parts of cloud storage and

compare to the benefits of local storage.

First off, cloud backups are available everywhere. You need to be on the

Internet, of course, but this is a great option for file backups. iPhone users,

for example, have Apple iCloud accounts, which automatically back up their

photos and videos. The basic account costs nothing (thanks, Apple!) and

more advanced/robust storage options cost a nominal fee. Cloud storage

secures data against lost or damaged phones or devices. Your stuff is safe.

(Android users have similar options, of course.)

On the downside, cloud storage can be tedious for very large backups

(such as image backups). Even with modern 10+ MBps upload speeds, it can

take a while to upload a full storage drive. Seriously. As an example, with a

sustained 10-MBps speed, it would take over a day to upload a 1-TB drive.

This may not be a big deal for your parent’s photo collection, but it is such

a big deal that you can throw stacks of cash at Amazon to have a few of their

finest rumble up to your doorstep in an AWS Snowmobile—a semi-truck

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

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