Cloud Computing, 2nd Edition

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud-Based Data Storage

Cloud-based data storage provides the following advantages:

• Scalability: Most cloud-based data-storage providers let you scale your storage capacity (up or down) to align with your storage needs.

• Pay for use: With most cloud-based data-storage facilities, users pay only for the storage (within a range) that they need.

• Reliability: Many cloud-based data-storage facilities provide transparent data replication.

• Ease of access: Most cloud-based data-storage facilities support web-based access to files from any place, at any time, using a variety of devices.

• Ease of use: Many cloud-based data-storage solutions let users map a drive letter to the remote file storage area and then access ...