by : Daneatkinson
In this new wave
of IT innovation, the traditional model of infrastructure does not
suffice for this reason, entrepreneurs today are taking advantage of
cloud storage solutions in an attempt to maintain and protect their
exponentially growing data. The impetus for this move is not only to
reduce cost rather to get better Data Center Hosting Services.
Dropbox
Dropbox
is one of the powerful and finest free cloud storage systems. The major
benefit with drop box is, it offers specifically designed for
Blackberry, Linux and OS systems and also supports iOS & Android
platforms, no matter what type of technology you employ, it easily fits
your business needs. Its desktop application is compatible with
Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Drop box offers 2GB of free storage space and
follows a unique referral system wherein every friend you refer, you
earn a 500 MB of extra space. This feature of drop box has been a
greatest crowd puller. Dropbox has also successfully integrated with
Face Book Groups thus allowing users easy sharing of files on their
Facebook Groups.
Google Drive Google
Drive is readily available within your Gmail account. It offers users
5GB of storage space and in case users want additional space they can
select plans ranging from 25GB to 16TB. It supports Mac OS and Windows
however like drop box it is not compatible with Linux. It has unique
file type support including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop files, Vector Graphic
files and Autodesk AutoCAD files. However to edit your Microsoft office
documents, first you are required to convert it to a Google doc file
type. It is secure to use, as drive is embedded with 2-step verification
throughout your google account.
One Drive
One Drive popularly known as Sky Drive
is a Microsoft's cloud storage service. It offers 7GB of free storage
as compared to other two services it offers most competitive upgrade
plans. The best part of Sky Drive is it directly integrates with
Microsoft Office and allows syncing, viewing and sharing of docs. Sky
Drive supports Windows and Mac OS and for supporting Linux, it is
dependent on third-party programs. It is the only service to have it own
mobile app, compatible with Windows phone, Android and iOS platform.
Other, added feature found in Sky Drive is, users can have a remote
access to the files on their PC.
Every serve
has its own strengths and weaknesses, apart from these three services
there are many others like iCloud, SugarSync and more. These cloud
services are convenient to use and provide better Data center storage solutions.
