Sizing up some typical cloud storage providers
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Many companies now offer data storage in the cloud. We tested seven alternatives with a close look at security features.
Cloud services continue to enjoy great popularity. Most vendors compete to see who can provide more capacity for a lower price, but other considerations are also important. For instance, many users wonder which service will be better at protecting privacy.
Cloud services are often used for collaborative work when it is essential to keep the data of all participants in sync. Many services also offer a version history that can be used to understand changes to files. However, because of the growing storage quotas, many users also use the services for file sharing – not least because many email providers continue to limit the maximum size of file attachments to a few megabytes. In such cases, cloud storage provides a convenient option for distributing data by setting up appropriate shares.
In this article, I consider security and privacy, as well as the free storage quota and ergonomics for manually uploading and downloading files.
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