Advantages of a cloud file server

Nowadays, the amount of information managed by organizations or commercial companies is enormous, therefore there is a need for advanced solutions to store the stored information, without losing a single bit. For the most part, organizations will choose the solution that seems to them the fastest and most available (and usually the most expensive), which is to increase the existing physical storage volumes: backup tapes, hard disk, external drives, even burning media. All of these require a large financial investment, unnecessary fuss.

Today, the amount of information we manage as private individuals, as organizations or as commercial companies is enormous, therefore there is a strong need for advanced solutions to store the stored information, without losing a single bit. For the most part, organizations will choose the solution that they think is the fastest and most available (and usually the most expensive), which is to continuously increase the existing physical storage volumes: backup tapes, hard disk, external drives, even media burning. All of these require a respectable financial investment, unnecessary fuss, we are required to carry with us the external storage devices that may be damaged or stolen.

The other solution is to use cloud file server storage technology. Unlike storing information on a physical server, which requires a connection to the organization's internal Internet network, a file server in the cloud allows access to information at any time and anywhere as long as you are connected to the Internet.

The establishment of an FTP server in organizations requires the purchase of valuable equipment and a large investment in their maintenance, air conditioning of a server room, replacement of components, electricity, allocation of personnel for the ongoing maintenance of an FTP server whose main purpose is to transfer and store files, including large files, when speed Data transfer depends both on the quality of the components of the ftp file server itself and on the data transfer load in all the organization's infrastructures.

In the case of using file storage technology on a cloud server, all these sections are eliminated, there is no longer a need to buy valuable equipment that requires replacement every 3-4 years, saving maintenance costs and personnel allocation. The huge advantage of storing files in the cloud is the ease of use and access to information. The information is stored on the most advanced servers in the world, backed up by several additional servers, automatically, and all this without sacrificing a high speed of transferring/downloading files (sometimes much higher than a standard FTP server), something that no small or medium-sized commercial company could afford until now because of the high costs. Moreover, most of the existing application software in the market are currently making the transition to cloud technology, which in the future will save a lot of money for organizations and companies that will purchase one "cloud license" instead of many software licenses.

In a file server in the cloud, it is possible to define different permissions with a different level of access to files, which makes it possible to manage the information effectively on the server. How many times do you encounter the problem of sending a large file via email? From today there is no need to send! Simply upload the file quickly to a file server and send the access link to the file, directly to the recipient. On the server, each file receives its own unique address, which makes sharing, managing and searching files an easy and safe matter. By the way, the information on the cloud storage server is stored in an encrypted form when the encoding is done before the file is uploaded, on the user's computer. In addition, all the information found in a file server is stored and backed up on several additional servers that are powered by different power sources to allow the user access to the information at any given time. There is the possibility of accessing the files through all existing means of communication, computers, smart phones and tablets.

The smart interface of the cloud file server supports Blackberry, Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows Phone 7 operating systems. You can create different user groups with different permission levels with the option of sharing files outside the organization as well. When a new file appears in the group, all group members receive an automatic update email informing them of new content in the group.

Backwards compatibility
On a physical server the return points depend on the operating system, on a cloud server the options are more flexible and specific return points can be defined for the server, where in the event of a malfunction you can return to them.

maintenance cost
The maintenance cost of a cloud server is a fixed monthly cost that is determined in advance, compared to a physical server that can break down or require an upgrade. and therefore may involve additional and unexpected expenses.

In conclusion
The ease of use, the flexibility of sharing information, the ability to control and locate files, saving money and technological progress, all of these lead us to the conclusion: moving to file storage in the cloud will contribute to every company both financially and organizationally.

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