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To Cloud or not to Cloud, that is the question

Cloud storage is one of most trending terms in the technology world these days. Since the cloud storage options are getting cheaper and cheaper by the day, their adoption rates are certainly getting a boost. But are the trends really an indication of the fact that Cloud storage will some day be our go to method to store our precious data and files?

In this post, we shall discuss the merits and demerits of cloud storage and our conventional storage. In the meanwhile, we shall take a look at what folks over at Cloudwedge.com have to say when it comes to having the best options available in the cloud industry.

The merits and demerits of Cloud Storage

One of the first and foremost merits of Cloud Storage that come to our mind is the wireless transfer of data that  allows one to upload data in the cloud once and access it from numerous devices without haing to manually sync the data versions on each of them. All this ensures that the latest and most correct data is present on all devices, given they are connected to the Internet, which brings us to the a major demerit. While Google and Facebook and other internet giants are trying their level best to get the whole world connected to the internet, it is a bitter fact that majority of the world's population doesn't have access to internet or if they have, it is just basic access which won't allow them to upload and download files seamlessly off the internet.

Cloud is said to be more secure than our conventional storage  but the recent developments of dangerous bugs like Hearbleed really raise the question, "Will Internet be toally secure and hack-proof ever?". Your cloud storage's login details will be all a data thief will need to gain access to all your utterly precious and private files.
On Cloud Nine?

So unless Project Loon or something similar brings internet connectivity to everyone and Cloud Storage gets really more secure as compared to local storage, only then we can say that Cloud storage will be a better option.

Still, if you belong to the luckier minority with an internet connection fast enoough to bear Cloud storage traffic, have a look at the rankings of 2014's best cloud storage providers and decide for yourself.

Don't forget to let us know what you think of this trend in the ever-so-changing technology world. Is it here to stay or just a bubble that has already lasted too long?