Hybrid cloud storage combines cloud and local storage (Image credit: Unsplash). Hybrid cloud storage involves a mix of cloud-based and on-premises data storage. The key to a hybrid cloud model is ...

Public cloud storage should not be your primary backup, unless of course all your activities are 100% cloud-based. If using a hybrid cloud/local storage solution, take advantage of data minimization ...

Before I got my home NAS, I completely relied on various cloud services for everything, from photo and video backups to storing work files and scanned documents. It was convenient and just worked ...

By storing your data locally, not only you can provide the proper security procedures for the data, but you can also access it at any moment without giving a second thought to connection issues and ...

Local storage offers benefits that cloud storage does not, including lower cost, better data security, and the potential for better-quality video recordings. Skip to main content.

This piece explores cloud and multi-cloud object storage and data management options recently announced by MinIO (with Snowflake), Commvault and Retrospect (part of StorCentric). Let’s see what ...

Explore Google Drive's strengths and weaknesses as a backup solution, including its encryption security, privacy concerns and ...

Network attached storage is used by 61 percent, while storage area networks, a more centralized approach, but still an one that keeps data inside the enterprise, is used by 63 percent.

Viruses can still corrupt local copies of cloud data. If you have your computer set to automatically upload copies to the cloud, then you can overwrite the cloud copies with your corrupt copies.

Home security 101: Local vs. cloud camera storage Shopping for a security camera can be overwhelming. Here's one thing you really need to consider before you take the plunge.

There’s a conflict between cloud storage and the need to comply with local laws and regulations. We look at cloud data location, data residency, data sovereignty and data adequacy.