Is Cloud Storage Reliable?

@thebigk • Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

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With Dropbox, everyone's storing all their files and photos on the cloud. The question everyone should ask is whether cloud is reliable or not? Because when you store your data on your computer - you are in complete ownership of it and can back it up on the storage media. But when you're on the cloud; you've to rely your cloud service provider.

This discussion is intended at figuring out what makes cloud storage reliable (if it is, at all). Let's talk about cloud computing technology and how it safeguards our data.

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Sanyam Khurana

@sanyam-Nl7Zqc • Jul 10, 2013

While I was in the Cloud Computing workshop, which I attended few months ago, the person conducting that told us that Cloud hosting companies, often refine your searches based on the data you store in the cloud.

Like if you ever visit any website, there are often adds and mostly you find that they are targeted at you.

I wonder if our data would be that much safe, then this need not be true, but I also have observed this many times that we get targeted adds.
Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jul 10, 2013

Just for the records' sake: CrazyEngineers is hosted in the cloud. 😁
Sanyam Khurana

@sanyam-Nl7Zqc • Jul 10, 2013

Hahaa, It's just ambiguous to me, some people even pay for the cloud hosting, and considering some features, it's really good, but if big companies really compromise our data then I don't think it's worth it.
Anoop Kumar

@anoop-kumar-GDGRCn • Jul 10, 2013

If we leave free services , I think cloud data storage and cloud computing is going to be future if any one wants their data safe, secure and accessible from anywhere.

For an instance, I am using free edition of Amazon EC2 , cloud computing for study purpose. It's really great. I can able to access to my amazon EC2 terminal instance which have total 8GB with installed Ubuntu 13.04 storage with the help of RSA key.

In future, I am very sure that cloud data privacy would be contract to not to compromise data. Looking the recent increase in bandwidth speed and low cost companies are now leaning to could data centers. for any company to setup data center and manage on its own is a tough job. They can have maximum 1-3 data-centers across the worlds while with Cloud services they can have more than 10-20 locations. #-Link-Snipped-#.
lovejeet

@lovejeet-etHdkD • Jul 10, 2013

I don't feel any harm if there isn't total privacy....most of our data are'nt very much useful and relative to other guys, bt really imp. for us like our document files, so for d ease of better accessability and secure storage, cloud computing will be at high pace in future....... The data which actually needs privacy should not be uploaded in clouds...
Pensu

@pensu-8tNeGU • Jul 10, 2013

I am working on cloud computing (namely the open source cloud "openstack") and as far as I have experienced it is quite reliable. I guess the reliability depends on the quality standards of your service provider. It is available from anywhere, as far as you have an internet connection. There are a lot of security mechanism to stop the data from getting leaked. So, basically opting for cloud is a good idea, as long as you choose a trustworthy provider!
Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jul 11, 2013

Well, no harm in still having periodic physical backups while using the cloud 😀
Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jul 11, 2013

ash
Well, no harm in still having periodic physical backups while using the cloud 😀
The physical backups (DVDs) aren't very reliable. A few days ago, I found a few DVDs on which I had backed up CrazyEngineers data (from 2007) and they didn't run at all!
Anand Tamariya

@anand-tamariya-DnfjEX • Jul 11, 2013

ash
Well, no harm in still having periodic physical backups while using the cloud 😀
Quality cloud service providers would obviate the need - they keep atleast 2 copies of any data that you store in cloud.
Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jul 19, 2013

Kaustubh Katdare
The physical backups (DVDs) aren't very reliable. A few days ago, I found a few DVDs on which I had backed up CrazyEngineers data (from 2007) and they didn't run at all!
Yes, thats some really poor DVD quality. Some DVD brands will warp easily too. Verbatim is alright so far.

I have some old game CDs (since Windows 95 days) that still run well. Its a matter of storing them safely and not scratching them too much 😛

Anand Tamariya
Quality cloud service providers would obviate the need - they keep atleast 2 copies of any data that you store in cloud.
I'm not sure, still feel a physical back up somewhere is safer (and at least, a whole lot faster to access). Anything can happen, even to quality could service providers 😉
Anand Tamariya

@anand-tamariya-DnfjEX • Jul 19, 2013

ash
I'm not sure, still feel a physical back up somewhere is safer (and at least, a whole lot faster to access). Anything can happen, even to quality could service providers 😉
You can be cynical as much as you want. We store and use cloud for exchanging Terabytes of data.
Jeffrey Arulraj

@jeffrey-xA7lUP • Jul 20, 2013

Cloud storage can't be questioned much these days

When you rely on storing your info in Bit format Why are you still worried about storing it in a cloud I am not skeptical But physical backups need care to maintain that makes it a bit harder when we reuse

I have not found that issue with cloud storage till date
Abhishek Rawal

@abhishek-fg9tRh • Jul 20, 2013

Few drawbacks with cloud-storage are :
- Maximum size of free storage is 5 GB (5.5GB with invites) which is quite low if you wanna backup loads of data (I am talking about standalone users & not servers)
- If your bandwidth sucks, it's not recommendable to use cloud service.In that case Portable drives are better.
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Nevertheless, 3 years now & Openstack is more than just Rackspace. It's been backed by all Silicon & Technology giants now. I read few articles on Openstack when Piyush few months back told me about it. Seems like Openstack is dominating.
Anand Tamariya

@anand-tamariya-DnfjEX • Jul 20, 2013

You want to backup loads of data, willing to buy a hard-disk but unfortunately not willing to pay to a service provider like amazon. 5GB or any such limit is imposed by service provider, not by the technology.
Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jul 20, 2013

Anand Tamariya
You can be cynical as much as you want. We store and use cloud for exchanging Terabytes of data.
More on the line of caution, bro 😛 I just like more options, that's all. Wouldn't you? Options are good.
Abhishek Rawal

@abhishek-fg9tRh • Jul 20, 2013

Anand Tamariya
You want to backup loads of data, willing to buy a hard-disk but unfortunately not willing to pay to a service provider like amazon
Freedom of choice ? Slow internet ? To stay secure ? To access data anytime I want, by mere plugging via USB ?

Anand Tamariya
5GB or any such limit is imposed by service provider, not by the technology.
I added a prefix "Free storage" if you can note.
Jeffrey Arulraj

@jeffrey-xA7lUP • Jul 20, 2013

Abhishek Rawal
Freedom of choice ? Slow internet ? To stay secure ? To access data anytime I want, by mere plugging via USB ?

I added a prefix "Free storage" if you can note.
Expecting all your things to be free of cost is not a great option

If freebies increase in these then unwanted ad links will be added into your cloud place to generate income to the provider
Abhishek Rawal

@abhishek-fg9tRh • Jul 20, 2013

Conqueror
Expecting all your things to be free of cost is not a great option
I don't want ALL things free. Infact, I am among the one who respects the developers hence I buy the legit copy of games, once I play in bootleg.

I don't use cloud as much as others may be doing.In my cloud account of Ubuntu, you'll hardly see few documents & repository backups of few KBs,nothing more.I still backup my datas in portable hard-drives rather than cloud.
Call me an old-school, but standalone users like me with slow internet never prefers cloud.
Jeffrey Arulraj

@jeffrey-xA7lUP • Jul 21, 2013

Abhishek Rawal
I don't want ALL things free. Infact, I am among the one who respects the developers hence I buy the legit copy of games, once I play in bootleg.

I don't use cloud as much as others may be doing.In my cloud account of Ubuntu, you'll hardly see few documents & repository backups of few KBs,nothing more.I still backup my datas in portable hard-drives rather than cloud.
Call me an old-school, but standalone users like me with slow internet never prefers cloud.
Come on you have slow internet I have slow computer with a pentium core I enjoy cloud though it deadens MY SYSTEM but sharing files in PROJECTS are wonderful in cloud

We can't use the same hardware when we are separated by 30 Km but the same cloud data

That way it is ruling a lot and I have till date never seen my cloud data Hacked providing better security to DATA and really assuring factor to encourage others to use it as well
Anand Tamariya

@anand-tamariya-DnfjEX • Jul 21, 2013

ash
More on the line of caution, bro 😛 I just like more options, that's all. Wouldn't you? Options are good.
Options are good, but just a little irrelevant in the topic "is cloud storage reliable?"
Poonam Singha

@poonam-singha-RVD55R • Jul 24, 2013

Kaustubh Katdare
With Dropbox, everyone's storing all their files and photos on the cloud. The question everyone should ask is whether cloud is reliable or not? Because when you store your data on your computer - you are in complete ownership of it and can back it up on the storage media. But when you're on the cloud; you've to rely your cloud service provider.

This discussion is intended at figuring out what makes cloud storage reliable (if it is, at all). Let's talk about cloud computing technology and how it safeguards our data.
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jul 25, 2013

Poonam Singha
Check the tech blogs for Verizon helping authorities in kiddie porn case.
What about it?
Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 • Jul 25, 2013

What about encrypted storage like Spideroak that claims you only own the data?
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