How are Cloud Storage, Cloud Backup, and Cloud Sync Different
How are Cloud Storage, Cloud Backup, and Cloud Sync Different Tracey Rosenberger 15th Apr 2018 How Things Work 2 Comments Share Tweet Email You hear the words tossed around all the time – Cloud storage, Cloud backup, Cloud sync. What are they? Are they different and do you need one? Cloud storage means an offsite server owned by a hosting company where you store your data . If you’ve had a personal computer crash, and you lost all your data, you understand how frustrating it is. Cloud storage makes it possible for you to recover your files even if your computer has breathed its last breath. Cloud Storage There are three types of cloud storage: public, private, and hybrid. In public cloud storage, global data centers store your data, and you pay based on how much storage you use. This type of storage is best for unstructured data like text, images, audio , and video files. In other words, the typical file types people use at home. The