Business Driven Technology 6th Edition by Paige Baltzan

Exercise 42

Data Storage
Information is one of the most important assets of any business. Businesses must ensure information accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, and uniqueness. In addition, business must have a reliable backup service. In part thanks to cloud computing, there are many data hosting services on the Internet. These sites offer storage of information that can be accessed from anywhere in the world.
These data hosting services include Hosting (www.hosting.com), Mozy (www.mozy.com), My Docs Online (www.mydocsonline.com), and Box (www.box.net). Visit a few of these sites along with a several others you find through research. Which sites are free Are there limits to how much you can store If so, what is the limit What type of information can you store (video, text, photos, etc.) Can you allow multiple users with different passwords to access your storage area Are you contractually bound for a certain duration (annual, etc.) Are different levels of services provided such as personal, enterprise, work group Does it make good business sense to store business data on the Internet What about personal data