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C1 Online systems GapFill
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Until fairly recently, we used to save most of our files on our devices or perhaps a USB flash drive. Now we often files between our devices and the (and sometimes only store files online). For example, we can automatically upload all of our taken on our smartphones. Sometimes we save a to a on our computer and it is automatically uploaded. We can then it with another person, allowing them to read the contents and even edit it.
These services can be helpful to individual people – for example you can allow your and friends access to files from anywhere in the world. As the files are in the cloud, you don’t need to worry about manually duplicating the files in case your device stops working or the drive fails. However, you normally have to pay a monthly or fee in order to save more than a few gigabytes online, because it costs companies to host the material using their equipment and energy bills.
Businesses have also started making the switch online – instead of hosting files , the files are hosted in the cloud. There are many advantages – for example, there is no large upfront of buying, maintaining and monitoring the servers. The storage size and number of users (e.g. using online software) can also be increased or decreased as the business grows or shrinks – this is called .
While cloud storage and applications are very reliable, they are reliant on the business having a fast and reliable connection otherwise file access is lost or load times frustrate users and reduce productivity.
There are advantages to the business of shared storage and software platforms, for example, employees can be located around the world and work on the document . As well as the company being able to recruit globally, staff also benefit from being able to as there is more flexibility in working hours and no commute to the office.