What is the advantage and disadvantage of Internet Storage?
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There are pros and cons both ways. I'll tell you my position below.\nFor a small business (large businesses are too sophisticated to need internet storage) this can provide essential "off-site" backup storage for critical files. Too often the small businessman concientiously backs up his files to a CD and then puts the CD in his disk which is 3 feet away from the computer! What happens when there is a fire in the office!However, if he takes the backups home each night this kills the argument for off-site storage!\nNext, what about the private or work-at-home user? When you are working and living in the same space (home) and have REALLY critical files you'll have to find another place to put them or use on-line storage places. Also, for this category, even if it's just a private person with his single PC at home, think about the consequences of fire, natural disaster, etc. to his ORIGINAL installation disks of such programs as the OS (XP, W2K, ME, 98, Windows Office Suite etc.). Think of the problems if they were destroyed. Personally, I keep mine (at home, unfortunately) BUT in a fire-resistant (3 hour UL listed file cabinet that I picked up at a garage sale for 10 bucks. (took four of us to move it to my basement).\nOf course, the one big disadvantage to on-line storage is the cost for a truly reputable storage location. Typically you pay for the amount of storage space you rent. And, speaking of rent, your typical neighborhood bank rents safety deposit boxes in their vaults that you may consider.\nThe whole notion of internet file storage is for either safety and security OR because you are out of storage space on your own computer (I would buy a larger hard drive or install a secondary hard drive.\nBottom line for me (as a private user) is CONTROL. I'm nervous about giving anyone control over my most critical files and disks.
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It is the amount of data that they will allow to be transmitted from your account each month.\n\nHow much you will need depends on how large the files are that you are hosting and how often they will be accessed by users.\n\nIt is normally more economic to have too much rather than too little, because if you exceed your bandwidth allowance many hosts will either just suspend your account for the remainder of the month or will charge you for each extra Mb used - sometimes at quite high rates!
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Cost\nFunctionality \nInteroperability \nRequires less system resources\nAvailable widely on other operating systems\nCurrently not prone to viruses\nMore control of your data
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I keep all that stuff in a "download" folder so if I ever want to back up all my downloaded programs (so I can wipe the hard drive or something) I don't have to download them all again. Also, if I want to pass Firefox along to a friend, they won't have to download it. (Dial-up is prominent where I am.)
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The 7200rpm drive will be faster, regardless of cache size, however, it will use more juice, giving you less battery life.
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it's a form of network, share files and information, makes backing up easier. Various formats can be linked together
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USB External hard drives are very affordable and have the advantage of being portable. Another alternative is copying your data to a DVD(s). Then store them offsite in case of a fire or other disaster.
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You can load from your CD. Windows loaded from Hard DISK. Disadvantage is you can not write on the disk.\n\nIt works like your hard disk
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if u wnt web site thn go for blogger.com but ur requirement is to store information of your disk then my suggestion is to busy USB Pan drive of 1GB cost u 1000/- only. you can keep ur valuable data in pan drive in similar format as in ur disk. \ni not advice u to keep the data in web site which flow with the wind.
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Define "best" (is it the cheapest, the most secure, or the easiest to access?), "store" (do you intend to store data for backup purposes only or do you need routine read and write access to your data storage?), "data" (is it a collection of files, a database, an e-mail archive, or a combination of two or more of the above?), and "online" (do you want to access it strictly from your Web browser, or from select applications, such as database clients, or would you like a full-blown off-site extension to your local network?)...\n\nThe low-end is shared Web hosting.  For under $10 a month, you get an FTP-accessible file store, a database engine, and the ability to build Web access to your data.  Access to the database will probably be limited to scripts that reside on your Web site (i.e., no direct remote access).  The total data storage capacity (including both files and databases) is usually several gigabytes, but you usually can extend it for a few extra bucks per month.\n\nThe high-end is dedicated servers.  For $200 a month, you get a server with, say, 1 GB of memory and 80 GB of disk space, and complete freedom in doing whatever you want with it.  So you could potentially expose your databases to remote clients, create a file storage accessible directly through Windows Explorer, and do all kinds of neat stuff...
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It's not really a "pro/con" type of thing.  It's a matter of having two options and deciding which is best for your situation.\n\nStatic (fixed) IP addresses are better when you have only a few computers.  There is not much of an administrative burden in tracking the addresses which are used.  In this case it is not worth the time and expense to set up a DHCP server.\n\nDynamic IP addresses are better when there are many computers.  You set up a DHCP server and it handles allocating IP addresses.  It is better because it removes the burden of tracking IP addresses from the administrator and reduces errors.
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Copying data byte by byte without looking at the bigger picture like the file or application you are actually trying to replicate to another site. This ensures system indifference, some level of security and sometimes it is the only way to copy across different storage networks. Fairly useful technology.
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Internet Promotion - Advantages and Disadvantages\n\n\n\nThe emergence of globalise trade, increase in foreign investment and cross-border transactions have put many small businesses under pressure to find innovative ways to continue to market their products and services. This is especially difficult given that they often operate on tight marketing budgets.\n\nIn the quest for cheap marketing alternatives, these small businesses continue to use conventional marketing tools such as newspaper, magazine, radio and television advertisements, unaware of the advantages that Internet Promotion offers. All too often, these entrepreneurs focus on the disadvantages of Internet Promotion and fail to adequately take advantage of the opportunities that it presents. Moreover, their preoccupation with conventional marketing strategies is driven by a misconception that these are cheaper than Internet Promotion.\n\nTo most small business entrepreneurs, marketing or promoting their products or services via the Internet can be a daunting task. However, with adequate information small businesses can benefit significantly from Internet Promotion while minimising the disadvantages that it presents. In fact, it may prove to be the marketing strategy that generates the highest return on investment.\n\nThe Advantages\n\nCost Effective and Enduring Marketing Strategies\n\nThe Internet has become the information superhighway for the buying public. Most persons prefer the hassle free transactions that Internet shopping can offer. As a result, the Internet has become the most powerful selling tool. Internet Promotion offers cost effective ways for small businesses to enhance their product or service distribution networks. For example, the use of portals can help create new marketing channels and logistics, or provide better or faster product access for customers.\n\nIn comparison to other forms of marketing, Internet Promotion presents the advantage of reduced budget and storage costs, when compared with printing brochures, producing television or radio advertisements or managing a call centre. It presents a fast and cost effective option for penetrating new markets.\n\nMarket Penetration\n\nWith millions of person using the Internet to search for products and services, small businesses can penetrate other markets at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing methods.\n\nWebsites act as virtual storefronts, allowing businesses to stay open 24/7. Internet Promotion gives a business greater visibility, thereby creating more opportunities for increasing its customers at relatively low cost. Never before has it been easier for an upstart business to be able to reach out to literally millions of potential customers and to position themselves for success, without the need for costly infrastructure and overwhelming marketing costs. Thanks to the Internet, new businesses can become popular almost overnight.\n\nLow Cost, Instant Communication\n\nEmail makes business communications instant, whether the customer or business affiliate is across the street or across the globe. It makes it easier for customers to maintain contact and readily facilitates repeat purchasing. An effective online strategy can therefore turn a small web business into a virtual cost saver and income-generating machine. The net result is that the small business can gain significant competitive advantage in a given market.\n\nMany online businesses have therefore resorted to the use of ezines, blogs, pop-up ads and other online marketing tools to let customers know about new products or services as well as provide information relevant to their respective industry. The benefits of this strategy are two fold. Marketers can effectively heighten brand awareness for relatively new products on the market whilst strengthening customer relationships, with shorter time frames.\n\nContent is Timeless\n\nInternet Promotion also provides the advantage of being enduring. Whereas participation at a trad
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Imagine a filing cabinet where when people take files out, they never put them back in the right place.  After a while it would get hard to find the files.  Your hard drive is simiar to this and defragmenting is like organizing your file cabinent in order for your computer to find the files more easily.  There are no disadvantages, and you should do this at least once a month, maybe more with heavy usage.
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GeoCities only offers 15 MB of space. If you want to be able to store MP3s, which on average are like 4MB, you might want to look somewhere else. They might be failing to download either because you don't have enough space left or your internet's speed is just too slow so it looses it's connection with the server.
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There is no advantage to a floppy disk, unless you need a very tiny boot up thing and you don't have a cd drive. Not reliable construction and beyond slow.\nZip drives have been essentially obselete for some time, but better capacity, construction. SPeed depends on the Zip drives interface.
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I've asked a bunch. My current burning question is: What is the best web storage company? Either no one's paying attention or I've used the wrong terminology, because there HAS to be someone who has an opinion.