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Cloud Storage: Storing Unstructured Data in the Cloud
Unstructured data is growing at an unprecedented rate, and increasingly organizations are looking to cloud-based storage as an alternative for managing their unstructured data eWeek’s Chris Preimesberger recently summarized the benefits and tips for cloud-based storage solutions.
Cloud Storage Benefits
- Cloud storage typically will reduce complexity and provide better centrally-based access of unstructured data to a distributed and globally located workforce.
- Cloud storage reduces capital and operational costs and requires less time to manage and maintain.
- Cloud storage pricing bills only for the actual storage capacity used.
- Cloud storage can at a moment’s notice be increased or scaled back based on your current storage needs.
- Cloud storage data centers typically are highly secure, often offering several levels of physical security.
- Cloud storage vendors often use storage gateway appliances to secure data to block unwanted and/or malicious access.
- Cloud storage vendors typically include easy-to-use and cost effective backup and disaster recovery services.
- Cloud storage infrastructure enable better collaboration among users across multiple global locations.
- Cloud storage provides always up-to-date data and eliminates the need to synchronize data between multiple global locations.
- Cloud storage allows, if needed, local synchronization of data subsets from the central cloud storage.
- Cloud storage vendors specialize and are experts in storage technology. As technology evolves, so will the services and capabilities that they offer.
Cloud Storage Tip
- Determine which of your applications are the best candidates for cloud storage. Good candidates tend to be Tier 2 data or data which needs to be accessed from multiple locations.
