| Cloud Storage is certainly increasing wildly in popularity | | | | reap the benefits of cloud computing while still |
| for mid to large sized businesses. Offering a storage | | | | providing a high level of security and protection for |
| service delivered over a large network, be it the | | | | networks and data. |
| Internet or an internal network, the capacity and | | | | ParaScale cloud storage offers remarkable capabilities |
| performance of the solution combined with the ease | | | | in today's IT industry, allowing those who purchase |
| of managing it certainly gives it a broad appeal. | | | | the software and install it on even a standard server |
| Owners will find that there are options for both | | | | to create multiple nodes and act as a storage |
| rented public storage as well as private storage that | | | | provider. These clouds can include many popular |
| keeps data behind firewalls while offering the | | | | applications and sites, but provide the capability to |
| benefits that cloud technology offers. These storage | | | | offer them in a manner that is cost effective and |
| clouds can range from as few as three nodes up to | | | | utilizes only standard hardware. |
| hundreds of nodes and still provide easy scaling and | | | | At its core, ParaScale is working to target large |
| management. | | | | enterprises that can turn a large number of servers |
| One benefit of cloud storage is that it provides a | | | | into a single cloud. The service works to pool multiple |
| sort of pay for use service. Hardware, software, and | | | | file servers, creating a faster, more integrated form |
| services are typically billed only according to what is | | | | of computing that saves costs on every end. By |
| used or on a subscription basis. The shared cost and | | | | creating a system of automated storage provisioning, |
| infrastructure of this storage method is generally | | | | space is always available for seamless addition of |
| very highly regarded, as it lowers management costs | | | | new servers and storage nodes. The software itself |
| significantly, and the ability to terminate contract at | | | | is remarkably affordable, offering yet another benefit |
| any time virtually eliminates the risk of significant | | | | to those seeking to step into the cloud storage |
| financial losses. | | | | market. For people who were turned off by the |
| The biggest drawback to ParaScale Cloud Storage | | | | bursting of the last major Internet bubble, cloud |
| software as well as cloud computing in general is | | | | storage offers many more options as well as |
| security of personal and high level data. While this is | | | | numerous abilities to keep up with the needs of |
| certainly true for public clouds, private and hybrid | | | | today's companies. |
| clouds offer an alternative that allows companies to | | | | |