Archive for Online Data Storage
Online Storage – Sky Drive
Posted by: | CommentsSky Drive is a great name. Even better than its name is it’s simple concept, a hard drive on the Internet, or as I like to say, a hard drive in the sky. It’s such a simple and brilliant concept that it’s hard to believe no one’s done it before.Well, that’s not entirely true, there are other hosts out there. This is not an in-depth review or comparison to other similar services (such as Gmail), rather a word of mouth quick shout out to idea behind it all: online storage. Read More→
A Quick Review of the New Windows Live SkyDrive Online Storage
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the betas of the new Windows Live series of programs and web services I hadn’t yet taken the time to try out was the SkyDrive service. SkyDrive is a web-based backup service that allows you to save your important files to Microsoft’s online storage.
These files can be made so that only you can access them (and then only when logged in with your Windows Live account), or else you can set different user privileges, so that certain people can access them (but only with a password), or so that anyone, anywhere, can access them. Read More→
Online Storage vs. Backing Up
Posted by: | CommentsKeeping track of all your business data is incredibly important. Not only are there federal rules and regulations that mandate how long certain information must be kept, but also, in case of a disaster or catastrophic data loss, how long certain establishments like financial institutions and hospitals are legally allowed to remained closed. One way to alleviate the panic that can come from data loss is to use one of the many online computer backup tools available to businesses of all sizes. Read More→
Online Storage Will Increase Business Productivity
Posted by: | CommentsIn order to be more productive with a business, you must learn how to adapt. As our businesses grow larger, our needs for data storage also grows. Keeping up to date customer information is a necessary task for every business owner. Adding multiple external hard drives is a good idea, but it can soon overwhelm your workspace. Read More→
Online Storage–A Good Idea?
Posted by: | CommentsOver the past few years, the cost per gigabyte of computer storage has dropped siginificanty. Good thing, too, because over the past few years people have been storing record amounts of stuff on their computers. A number of options are available these days–dump it on your massive internal hard drive, buy an external hard drive, burn it to a DVD (or soon a Blu-ray disc!), or, perhaps, store it online. Read More→