How to Find the Cloud-Storage Service That’s Right for You

Grazed from CIO. Author: Editorial Staff.

Cloud-storage and cloud-backup services are so popular today that it can be difficult to decide which provider is right for you. Do you just want to backup data or do you also want to sync files across different devices? Will you need more storage space than the 5GB or 10GB that are typically offered for free? What about security?

Nextadvisor.com, which bill itself as an “independent research” site for consumers, took a close look at a number of popular cloud providers and came up with a helpful comparison chart that lists eight options. (Four of the eight providers are listed in the chart below.) It’s a good idea to keep the following points in mind when considering cloud-service providers:…

First, cloud storage and cloud backup aren’t necessarily the same thing. Dropbox, for example, is a good place to store and share a limited amount of data or files with other people and sync some data across devices, but it doesn’t actually perform a backup of your computer. And if you do choose a backup service, you should be prepared to wait a while the first time you send files to the cloud. Depending on the amount of data you upload, and the speed of your Internet connection, it could take several hours or even days to complete the process. And the upload could significantly affect your overall PC performance…

Read more from the source @ http://blogs.cio.com/cloud-computing/18188/cloud-storage-backup-tips-nextadvisor