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Network Computing provides IT community members with in-depth analysis on new and emerging infrastructure technologies, real-world advice on implementation and operations, and practical strategies for improving their skills and advancing careers. The journal is appreciated by IT professionals globally.
15 May 2014
Cloud-based testing
Quality assurance
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Article by Dima Tish
Head of global business development at a1qa

Network Computing provides IT community members with in-depth analysis on new and emerging infrastructure technologies, real-world advice on implementation and operations, and practical strategies for improving their skills and advancing careers. The journal is appreciated by IT professionals globally.

Cloud storage: pick the best option

The modern enterprise workplace includes an abundance of mobile devices and computers that generate a serious need for safe, accessible, and convenient storage and sharing of data. Cloud storage provides the flexibility of accessing files from anywhere in the world, with the benefit of knowing that important documents, images, videos, and other data and software are securely stored and available at all times.

Comparison table of Google Drive, SkyDrive, iCloud, and Dropbox features, pricing, platforms, security
Comparison table of Google Drive, SkyDrive, iCloud, and Dropbox showing free storage (2–7 GB), starting prices, supported platforms, security features, and special features, helping readers choose the most suitable cloud storage service

Cloud storage is used both by IT professionals and simple users for saving all kinds of data and exchanging information. Large companies are experiencing a heavy increase in demand for this technology for internal documentation and nomenclature storage. While it is not difficult to check the price per gigabyte and the level of security each option offers, the trick is to find an optimal combination of these and other factors that are important to your business. It is ultimately up to IT manager to prioritize these criteria and communicate them to users.

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Popular American online IT magazine “Network computing” published a1qa engineer’s Pavel Andreev “Cloud storage: Pick the best option” article on May 14.

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