Picking the Right Cloud Storage Solution

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Finding the right cloud storage provider is now easier with small business and consumer review site NextAdvisor.com, who announced a cloud storage category offering consumers its top picks. It also allows visitors to compare cloud storage services like SugarSync, mozy, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Dropbox side-by-side, looking at price, features & benefits as well as actual user reviews in one place to help people make more informed decisions.

According to a study by IHS, a global economic and market information company, personal cloud-storage subscriptions are set to jump to 625 million this year, a 25% increase over 2012. The same study also anticipates uninterrupted double-digit growth through the year 2017, where it forecasts about 1.3 billion subscriptions to cloud storage services. "With all of the cloud storage services out there, it can be hard for consumers to choose which one works best for them," says NextAdvisor.com’s President Erik Larson. "We want to make it easier for them by providing a hands-on and informed opinion so people can find the option that provides them the best value."…

"More and more, people are looking to the cloud to keep their important files both safe and easily accessible no matter where they are or what device they are using," said Larson. "As Internet-connected devices, such as tablets and smartphones, continue to proliferate, we believe cloud storage services will play in increasingly important role in how people store, access and share their important information."…

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