Describes Cloud Based Storage

1. Cloud Based Storage
Tyler Kretzer

2. What is the cloud? Is it really
a cloud?
 The cloud is a storage is a service which data is
maintained, managed, backed up remotely, and made
available to users over a network.(Rouse)
 No it is not technically a cloud it is a satellite the stores
all of these things.

3. Are files stored in the cloud
secure? Private?
 Yes they are both secure and private but like anything
on the internet they are not 100% secure.
 DDoS Mitigation
 Security Tools
 Strict Regulatory Tools
 Confidentially

4. What are the benefits to strong files in a
cloud-based service /tool?
 Flexible Cost
 Always on availability
 Improved Mobility
 Improved Collaboration

5. Does a cloud-based service improve communication
between people by making information available more
quickly-especially when updating
 Yes it does make it easier to access information
between two people because they can be emailed.
 If a company uses a cloud based storage system it is
easy for people to go back and forth through files that
need to be shared.
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6. How have cloud-based services changed
the way business is conducted?
 Changes busniess because it allows things to be
transferred easier to coworkers.
 Instead of saving them to a single computer or flash
drive you can save them into a cloud service where
many people can reach these things very easy.

7. Reference
"11 Advantages of Cloud Computing | Skyhigh Networks."
Skyhigh. N.p., 17 Jan. 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
“What Is Cloud Security? – Amazon Web Services(AWS).” Amazon Web
Services, Inc. N.p.,n.d. Web.25 Mar 2017
Hawkins, Lisa. Digital Life: Computer Concepts Projects. Pearson
Education, Inc., 2014.