Cloud Storage: Advantages and Disadvantages

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Cloud Storage
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Executive Summary
The report aims to provide a brief description about the concerned issue that is Cloud Storage
and the advantages and disadvantages of it. Highly graded academic and web resources have
been studied in order to prepare the report. The report helps to sort out the advantages and
disadvantages of using cloud storage in the modern days. Finally, conclusions can be drawn
about whether to invest data into could servers or self-leveraged data on personal physical
storage systems.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Background: Cloud computing and Cloud-based Storage...............................................................3
A brief history of Cloud Storage.....................................................................................................4
Methodology....................................................................................................................................5
Advantages of using Cloud Storage................................................................................................5
Disadvantages or Challenges in using Cloud Storage.....................................................................6
Findings...........................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Cloud storage is one of the most popular models of data storage, where digital data or
information is stored in logical memory slots. It can also be defined as a service model that
maintains, manages and stores data remotely (Wang et al 2013). Users can then access this data
over any network, typically over the internet (Drago et al 2013). Cloud storage technology is a
need of the hour for almost any large scaled or medium scale business, in the modern times. Ji
etal (2013), says that big data industry specifically makes use of cloud services. However, many
are in the dilemma about the pros and cons of this remote storage technology. This report aims at
describing all the varied aspects of cloud computing or cloud storage by thoroughly visiting
every details of the technology. The report shall further outline the history of data storage over
the cloud-based network and finally highlight the advantages and disadvantages of this
technology.
Background: Cloud computing and Cloud-based Storage
Cloud computing has brought about a major change in the style of information storage
and the execution of varied applications more efficiently. Cloud storage is a crucial part of this
entire concept (Arora, Parashar and Transforming 2013). It curbs off the need to store huge
amounts of data and programs on a local desktop storage and instead provides a larger memory
space for storage on cluster of remote computers and or servers. In general, a cloud storage
architecture consists of a master control server and numerous storage servers that work
concurrently. According to Kavis (2014), typically, there are four types of scenarios where cloud
storage is used. They are as follows: