Online Storage
There are various online services which provide free storage online called cloud storage. Most of these provide mobile and desktop applications. Few of the services are explained below:
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Google Drive:
This service is provided by Google. Initially the website was in the name docs.google.com. But later on, Google has renamed the service as Google Drive or GDrive. This is the cloud storage webapp which enables document creation and collaboration also. This is one of the widely used cloud service because all the attachment in GMail will be opened in GDrive and hence, GMail users are using this service regularly. Documents created in drive.google.com, will be in the format of gdocuments, gslides and gsheet. This is the file format of google’s document webapp. But still we can edit and export the documents in MS Office format. We cannot open any of the google’s formats in any locally installed applications. It can be opened only in web browser.
Box Sync:
www.box.in this website provides the service of file storage and sharing. This is a most popular storage service rendered by a not so popular company. Just like other services, this also allows local storage and local file sync. This is the only website which has a widget in “linkedin” website. We can share and collaborate files stored in box.in through the widget in linkedin. There is no need of sharing the link through any mails for collaboration. Storage upgrade of unto 100 GB at 10$ per month.
Dropbox:
This is the most popular mobile cloud storage application. It takes automatic backup the data in phone and saves it in web which can be retrieved in an device which can be connected to internet. Even though it provides only 2 GB of free storage per member, the storage and retrieval is hassle free in Dropbox.
Cloud Drive:
This service is provided by Amazon. Main disadvantage which i noticed in this application is that the location of syncing folder can be specified by us. It stores in a default location. Other than that there is no major worries about the service.
5 GB - Free
20 GB - $10.00 / year
50 GB - $25.00 / year
100 GB - $50.00 / year
200 GB - $100.00 / year
500 GB - $250.00 / year
1000 GB - $500.00 / year
In addition to this, Amazon allows to store 250 imported songs as free storage. as an upgrade, we can store 250,000 songs at the price of 24.99$ per year.
Sky Drive:
As we all know Sky drive is the online document storage service provided by Microsoft. If we paste a file in the synced folder in our local disc, it will not upload those files to Sky drive website. This is one of the drawback which, I feel, should be made available is the file upload through folder feature. We need to login in SkyDirve web page to upload any documents.
Creative Cloud:
This is a product of Adobe systems. This is not just a cloud storage service, it is much more. They offer various applications developed by Adobe through this Creative Cloud service. At present it does not allow folder sync but that feature is coming soon. It does not allow to store documents, instead we can store the wide range of adobe applications and app data in its cloud service.
iCloud:
Apple has named its backup cloud storage service as iCloud. There is a tight integration between mail application and document collaboration in iCloud. This doesnot allow the users to save files in our desktop, but we can create and edit documents such as Pages (Like MS Word), Number (Like MS Excel) and Keynote (Like MS Powerpoint) in www.icloud.com. If we have any such files in icloud webapp, those files will automatically appear when we open the installed iWork application (Like MS Office). iCloud is also used to sync photos taken in the iOS devises. Only iWork formats can be stored in iCloud. Apart from this other services such as iCloud keychain, calendars, Mails etc are shared among the devices using iCloud service. Upgrades:
10 additional GB (15 GB total): $20/year
20 additional GB (25 GB total): $40/year
50 additional GB (55 GB total): $100/year
There are various online services which provide free storage online called cloud storage. Most of these provide mobile and desktop applications. Few of the services are explained below:
________________________________________________________________________
Google Drive:
This service is provided by Google. Initially the website was in the name docs.google.com. But later on, Google has renamed the service as Google Drive or GDrive. This is the cloud storage webapp which enables document creation and collaboration also. This is one of the widely used cloud service because all the attachment in GMail will be opened in GDrive and hence, GMail users are using this service regularly. Documents created in drive.google.com, will be in the format of gdocuments, gslides and gsheet. This is the file format of google’s document webapp. But still we can edit and export the documents in MS Office format. We cannot open any of the google’s formats in any locally installed applications. It can be opened only in web browser.
Box Sync:
www.box.in this website provides the service of file storage and sharing. This is a most popular storage service rendered by a not so popular company. Just like other services, this also allows local storage and local file sync. This is the only website which has a widget in “linkedin” website. We can share and collaborate files stored in box.in through the widget in linkedin. There is no need of sharing the link through any mails for collaboration. Storage upgrade of unto 100 GB at 10$ per month.
Dropbox:
This is the most popular mobile cloud storage application. It takes automatic backup the data in phone and saves it in web which can be retrieved in an device which can be connected to internet. Even though it provides only 2 GB of free storage per member, the storage and retrieval is hassle free in Dropbox.
Cloud Drive:
This service is provided by Amazon. Main disadvantage which i noticed in this application is that the location of syncing folder can be specified by us. It stores in a default location. Other than that there is no major worries about the service.
5 GB - Free
20 GB - $10.00 / year
50 GB - $25.00 / year
100 GB - $50.00 / year
200 GB - $100.00 / year
500 GB - $250.00 / year
1000 GB - $500.00 / year
In addition to this, Amazon allows to store 250 imported songs as free storage. as an upgrade, we can store 250,000 songs at the price of 24.99$ per year.
Sky Drive:
As we all know Sky drive is the online document storage service provided by Microsoft. If we paste a file in the synced folder in our local disc, it will not upload those files to Sky drive website. This is one of the drawback which, I feel, should be made available is the file upload through folder feature. We need to login in SkyDirve web page to upload any documents.
Creative Cloud:
This is a product of Adobe systems. This is not just a cloud storage service, it is much more. They offer various applications developed by Adobe through this Creative Cloud service. At present it does not allow folder sync but that feature is coming soon. It does not allow to store documents, instead we can store the wide range of adobe applications and app data in its cloud service.
iCloud:
Apple has named its backup cloud storage service as iCloud. There is a tight integration between mail application and document collaboration in iCloud. This doesnot allow the users to save files in our desktop, but we can create and edit documents such as Pages (Like MS Word), Number (Like MS Excel) and Keynote (Like MS Powerpoint) in www.icloud.com. If we have any such files in icloud webapp, those files will automatically appear when we open the installed iWork application (Like MS Office). iCloud is also used to sync photos taken in the iOS devises. Only iWork formats can be stored in iCloud. Apart from this other services such as iCloud keychain, calendars, Mails etc are shared among the devices using iCloud service. Upgrades:
10 additional GB (15 GB total): $20/year
20 additional GB (25 GB total): $40/year
50 additional GB (55 GB total): $100/year
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