Data Archiving

Question 1

What are the 3 types of Data Archival methods

Answer 1

Cloud, Network, On-Site.

Question 2

Benefits of Cloud storage

Answer 2

Useable online and can be used as a team, scalable and usable across platforms.

Question 3

Limits of Cloud storage

Answer 3

Can be expensive to maintain as scale increases. Can become redundant. Network issuse can hinder access.

Question 4

Benefits of Network Storage

Answer 4

Can support multiple users at once, very powerful centralised and easy to manage.

Question 5

Limits of Network Storage

Answer 5

Starting costs can be high and requires ongoing maintenance.

Question 6

Benefits of On-Site storage

Answer 6

Fast data retrieval, very secure, it is physical so no risk of hackers breaking into it

Question 7

Limits of On-Site storage

Answer 7

Initial costs can be high and there can be physical damage.