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Cloud Storage Options; what's best for you?

One of the most important things that you should be doing is making sure that your data is stored in a safe and secure place and this is now much easier and cheaper to implement since cloud storage has become so widely available. There are two kinds of cloud storage available, local cloud storage and external cloud storage, and knowing who will be accessing the data helps you determine the type of cloud storage that you will be using.

Local storage is where your data is stored in a NAS (Network-attached storage) box in your office and is designed to plug into your network seamlessly. NAS boxes are essentially storage case in which you can store 1 or more hard disks in them and they can be bought with or without hard disks. They also vary in price from €30 to over €6000 making them very affordable.

External cloud storage is where your data is stored offsite with Amazon, Microsoft etc. and it can be accessed anywhere in the world. External cloud storage is normally used by companies who have sales people out on the road who need to access data 24x7. I

If you are planning to use external cloud storage it is worth noting that there are 2 types of external cloud storage, synced and non-synced storage. Synced cloud storage is where all the data on your computer/server is replicated in the cloud. Non-synced storage is where you decide what data is stored in the cloud.

The one problem that you will run into when you use synced cloud storage is that if you decide to delete a file from your computer or sever, it will also be deleted from your online cloud storage account. The purpose of cloud storage is that it is a place you store files that are too big to store locally, or where you store multiple versions of the same file. If synced cloud storage is not going to be an issue then feel free to go with it, otherwise go with non-synced cloud storage.

iPing provide managed services and IT services and we can help provide you with various cloud storage options. So, if you need some help with the above please contact us or give us a call on 01 5241350.