Explain the advantages of cloud storage.
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses will vary, but should be drawn from the following information from the text.
Users subscribe to cloud storage for a variety of reasons:
• To access files on the Internet from any computer or device that has Internet access
• To store large audio, video, and graphics files on the Internet instantaneously, instead of spending time downloading to a local hard disk or other media
• To allow others to access their files on the Internet so that others can listen to an audio file, watch a video clip, or view a photo - instead of sending the file to them via an email message
• To view time-critical data and images immediately while away from the main office or location; for example, doctors can view X-ray images from another hospital, home, or office, or while on vacation
• To store off-site backups of data
• To provide data center functions, relieving enterprises of this task