CLOUD STORAGE, ABINGDON
Cloud storage offers an alternative to saving documents directly on your PC. One key advantage is that if your PC’s hard drive fails, your important business documents remain safe and accessible in the cloud.
Whatever the size of your business, there is a cloud storage solution that will suit you.
Small businesses often use cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or iCloud, each offering a limited amount of free storage.
While the free space is usually not enough for business requirements, all these services provide paid plans with storage capacities of up to 30TB.
Using these services has several advantages. Your documents can be accessed from anywhere since they are stored in the cloud. You can also set up the accounts on multiple devices, such as tablets and smartphones. However, there are drawbacks. For example, if two people open the same document simultaneously and make changes, you might lose your edits or end up with multiple versions of the file.
These cloud storage solutions work best when only one person accesses them, making them suitable for sole traders or start-ups. For most businesses in Abingdon with a team of staff, more robust cloud storage options would be advisable.
Are you file sharing across your Abingdon-based internal network?
Some businesses use internal file-sharing setups to prevent multiple staff members from editing the same document at once. While this can help avoid conflicts, it requires the PC hosting the files to be turned on continuously, and operating system updates can sometimes alter these settings. Additionally, this method is not ideal because if the hard drive fails, you risk losing important business documents.
Online File Sharing
Microsoft SharePoint is built for team collaboration and, when properly configured, ensures that only one person can edit a document at a time. Alternatively, it allows your entire Abingdon team to work together seamlessly. There are various packages available, offering extra features that can greatly benefit small businesses. Plus, because documents are stored in the cloud, they can be accessed from any location.
Cloud Servers
For larger organisations, a Cloud Server is the most cost-effective solution. As unlike an on site server, there are no hardware or maintenance costs.
How safe is cloud storage?
Cloud storage is generally more secure than the protection offered by your PC. All files are encrypted during transfer, which means they are protected while uploading to the cloud service. They remain encrypted on the servers where they are stored. These services also employ advanced firewalls, intrusion detection systems, event logging, internal firewalls, and even physical security measures to keep your data safe.
The data centres where the severs are kept have extremely high security processes in place, 24-hour monitoring, fingerprint locks and in some cases, armed guards.
The biggest risk to cloud storage is negligent users, more than 40% of data security breaches occur due to employee error.
What if a cloud server breaks, will I lose my data?
All cloud storage providers store and back up your data across multiple servers, so if one server experiences a hardware failure, your information remains protected.
However, no cloud provider accepts liability for your data, which means having a backup is still essential. Contact us to learn about our Cloud-to-Cloud backup solutions designed for businesses in Abingdon.
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If you would a free consultation to discuss cloud storage for your business, please call us on 01327 300311 or complete our short contact form.
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