Cloud Data Storage Methods

Question 1

Benefits of moving storage to the cloud for a company

Answer 1

No longer need to invest into physical storage maintenance, all handled by the fees payed to the cloud company.
Companies can easily increase or decrease the size of their storage depending on their needs at a given time.
Data is accessible anywhere with a internet connection allowing for flexible working options.

Question 2

What are the 4 types of cloud storage

Answer 2

Public
Private
Community
Hybrid

Question 3

What is Public cloud storage

Answer 3

The most common type, provided by a organisation that offers storage in exchange for a paid fee.
Examples of this include OneDrive Amazon AWS and Dropbox.

Question 4

What is Private cloud storage

Answer 4

When a company deals with extremely sensitive data such as:
> Patient medical data
> Government data
> military data.
Provides extensive security that a public cloud cannot provide.

Question 5

What is Community cloud storage

Answer 5

When multiple companies that have similar requirements set up a joint cloud system.
eg: Educational Institutions

Question 6

What is Hybrid cloud storage

Answer 6

When a company uses a combination of 2 or more cloud system, normally public and private and store different kinds of data on the different clouds.
For example, storing less sensitive data on a Public cloud storage and sensitive data on Private storage.