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POPULAR CLOUD STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Storing your files and photos in the 'cloud' is becoming really popular. Cloud storage allows you to save backups of all your important documents as well as freeing up space on your hard drive. Another benefit of using a cloud storage solution is that you can access your files from any location. Let's take a quick look at some of the most popular cloud storage solutions.

Dropbox - this is probably the most popular cloud storage system today. They offer free accounts with limited storage but you can increase your limit by simply referring your friends to this service. There is also a paid upgrade version if you need more storage.

Google Drive - this cloud storage system provides users with 15 GB of storage when you link it to your Google Account. It's a great way to save your documents and photos to the cloud. Plus you can share and edit content with others directly from inside your account. A good solution for team members working on a project together. Updates and edits are saved easily so there is no need to worry about whether or not you have the latest version of a document.

One Drive or Sky Drive is from Microsoft and it integrates with Office 2013. If you run Windows 8.1 you have cloud storage automatically installed on your system. This allows you to save your important documents in the cloud for extra protection.

Box dot com has been around longer than Dropbox but is not as well known with small business owners. They have always focused more on larger corporations but are now targeting the other end of the spectrum. It is easy to use and can be synched to your computer so all your documents are always up to date.

Icloud is for users of Apple devices. Currently it doesn't offer any drag and drop functionality as the other cloud storage options do. It does integrate with Apple's iWork Office Suite as well as iPad and iPhone apps.

Just Cloud is another storage option but this is a paid site. The advantage of using this is that you can schedule backups for your computer as well. This might be a good choice for small business owners who are looking for an easy way to back up all of their files on a regular basis.

All of the above cloud storage solutions provide you with an easy way to store and protect your documents. Perfect for business and personal use alike.

GETTING STARTED WITH DROPBOX

Dropbox just has to be the most popular cloud storage service currently out there. They offer you free online storage for your data with additional space available as a paid option. Another option to receive additional storage space is to share your Dropbox link with your friends. When they sign up for an account you receive extra storage space!

Getting started with Dropbox is easy you sign up for an account and then download the Dropbox software to your computer and to your mobile devices. Then each time you save an item into your Dropbox folder it will automatically update and sync it across all of your devices.

The file sharing feature that Dropbox offers is another huge attraction for users. To share one of your files you simply right click on that particular file and an the email address of the person you want to share it with.

As soon as you enter the email address Dropbox sends them an invitation and lets them know you want to share a file with them. This is a great way to share files with another co-worker or with your virtual assistant. In addition if your VA is working on a document the updated version will always be available to you in Dropbox immediately.

You can also share files publicly. This is a good way to deliver content to various people such as email subscribers or for delivering your eBooks and reports to your customers.

As well as using Dropbox for business purposes you can also use if for personal purposes. Dropbox is the perfect solution for storing and sharing your photos, your own documents, as well as sharing your videos. Many people use this cloud storage system for backing up their data. For example you may have photos of your children or of a beloved pet that you don't want to lose. Simply save a copy of it to your Dropbox folder.

A new development with Dropbox is that they have recently merged the business and the home version of their software. This means that you don't have to run two different accounts. You can now login in and access either account.

Dropbox has more updates and improvements in the works and it will be interesting to see what they have to offer their customers. If you are looking for a cloud storage option and haven't tried Dropbox why not take them for a test drive today?

AMAZON S3 FOR CLOUD STORAGE

One of the biggest issues with Amazon S3 is that it can be very intimidating and turns people away from using it. Amazon has put time and effort into making their S3 platform more user friendly. So isn't it about time that you took another look at using this service for storing your data?

Online storage is increasing in popularity and users are looking for affordable and easy to use solutions. Amazon S3 allows you to store your photos, videos, music and documents on their servers.

Once you have set up your account you can create buckets which is where you store your data. This also helps protect your data by making it much harder for anyone to find.

The advantage of using Amazon S3 is that you can count on their reputation to ensure that your files will be secure. In addition you only have to pay for the space that you actually use. Your payment will vary each month depending upon how much data you upload or download from your account. So you technically have unlimited storage capabilities.

The use of buckets is especially helpful for business owners, as it helps them to track what visitors to their sites are doing. They can see which products are being downloaded the most for example. As well using buckets helps you to keep your files organized.

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