Cloud Storage Expert Advice
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Cloud Storage Basics
What is Coud Storage & How does it work? What do I need to know? This section will help those who are not sure about using cloud storage. We have a guides that will help you understand what cloud storage is, the terms and definitions, and how to choose a good cloud storage comapay. Our guides are written to help you know if you are ready to buy cloud storage and teach you the basics.
Best Practices
How do I make the best of cloud storage? How should I get my computer ready for backup? Using online backup doesn’t mean you should keep things disorganized. We go into ways to keep files organized and clean for cloud storage. If you’re sharing over the cloud, you will want to read about efficient ways to share lots of files.
Business Advice
Looking for small business storage? Have a large corporation you need to backup to a cloud? Online backup is crucial with companies of any size. It ensures that the data is safe from harm by storing it in a different location than the company. For small businesses we think it’s good to have a multiple computer strategy and for larger business we think it’s good to have a strong business strategy.
Interviews
Want to hear the CEO of a company explain their product? We interview any company we can about their product. We like to hear how they explain each of the features they offer while providing a company overview in the process.
Top 5 Tips for finding a Cloud Storage Company
Finding cloud storage can be hard and time consuming. We know because we have done it. At Cloud Storage Reviews we thought it would be helpful to put all we have learned on this website. This is how we have come up with our top 5 tips for finding cloud storage
- Company Reputation
This is likely to be how you recognize most of the companies on our site. It can be extremely important that a company is popular. But, you also need to know how they treat their customers, if they are reliable, and if they offer reasonable plans.
- Required Features
Cloud storage is more popular than anyone would have thought. This is partly because many cloud storage companies have lots of features like sharing. When using cloud storage as a primary online backup solution, it’s important to see if they have good options for backing up data
- Software
Using the software should be a breeze. We have used lots of different software. Some of it is just straight garbage. Good software is – quick installation, easy to start backing up data, easy to find options and reliably restore data. You also want to be able to manage the files from the website and mobile devices
- File Restore Time
A company that ships data to you a week after you request it does not have a fast file restore time. Data loss is usually accompanied by needing the data back IMMEDIATELY. No if-ands-or-buts, you need your data NOW! Good companies realize this is what they promise you when you use them for data storage
- Price
After you get through the first 4 steps in this list, then look at price. Yeah you want a good deal, but not at the expense of losing important data. There are a number of ways to lower the price including coupons and referral fees