Cloud Storage Providers - Amazon S3 and Nirvanix

Amazon S3 = Designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers Nirvanix = One of the current industry top storage providers Microsoft Azure = Known for its strong data security features Google Cloud Storage = Offers seamless integration with other Google Cloud services

Write, read, and delete objects = Can contain from 1 byte to 5 gigabytes of data each Unique developer-assigned key = Used to store and retrieve objects Unlimited number of stored objects = No limit on the number of objects that can be stored Public or private objects = Rights can be assigned to specific users

Maximizing benefits of scale = Amazon S3 Strong emphasis on data security = Nirvanix Integration with other cloud services = Microsoft Azure Scalable data storage infrastructure = Google Cloud Storage

<p>Storage as a Service = Third-party provider rents space on their storage to end users Client software = Used by customers to specify backup set and transfer data Cost-per-gigabyte model = Pricing model based on amount of data stored WAN = Network used for transferring data between client and service provider</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data loss recovery process = Retrieving lost data from the service provider Specialized storage providers = Providers that focus on specific types of data storage Infrastructure payment = End users don't pay for infrastructure but for data transfer/storage Lack of technical personnel = Ideal situation for using Storage as a Service</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disaster recovery needs = Complexity driving the popularity of storage service providers Data replication = Part of current backup and disaster recovery processes Small and medium-sized businesses = Particularly benefiting from renting storage space Capital budget constraints = Reason for end users to rent storage instead of owning infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hostmonster = Store files and data for client web sites GoDaddy = Store files and data for client web sites Facebook = Allow members to post pictures and content stored on servers MySpace = Allow members to post pictures and content stored on servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flickr = Hosts millions of digital photographs Picasa = Hosts millions of digital photographs YouTube = Hosts user-uploaded video files Google Docs = Upload documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to Google's data servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gmail = Stores email messages on own servers Hotmail = Stores email messages on own servers Yahoo!Mail = Stores email messages on own servers MediaMax = Offers storage space for digital data</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Encryption = Uses complex algorithms to encode information and requires an encryption key for decoding Authentication processes = Require users to create a name and password Authorization practices = Involves listing authorized individuals to access information stored on cloud systems Strongspace = Offers storage space for any kind of digital data</p> Signup and view all the answers