Thus, a natural concern arises on the costs and benefits of such service, for both provider and users. In this paper, we propose a model to analyze the cost-benefit tradeoffs of content sharing in PCS services for both parties. Our model uses a macroeconomic concept, notably user surplus, ...
We’ve provided 10 online cloud storage providers who provide free space. Just play around with them, and pick the one that meets your requirement. 1. Dropbox If you just want to pick only one from this list for storing your files in the cloud, this should be it. Very robust, easy t...
In this guide you will learn how to create a Cloud Storage server where you can store your files and access them remotely, using Nextcloud and Ubuntu 18.04.
I have worked with four bay NAS boxes before and currently run a small Synology unit that uses notebook drives on my personal network. It has been used strictly for backup purposes for going on two years now, and I have come to trust the additional peace of mind that comes with a RAID...
Sure there are free cloud storage offered by Google, Dropbox, and SkyDrive. But those mentioned has limitations, they only give you as much storage and soon
Whether we like it or not, there are some companies, websites and documents services practically everyone uses. They are often referred to as “Big Tech”. Just because they are big, doesn’t mean they are safe to use for everything we tend to depend on them to do. The Personal Archiv...
When it comes to power consumption the WD My Cloud EX4 8TB isn’t too bad. We found that it uses around 15 Watts at idle when power saver mode is enabled. When the drives come out of their low power state they spike up to ~50 Watts during the few seconds it takes for them to sp...
This silver cover capped Marvell 88F6-BK12 is the embedded SoC that powers the unit. The WD My Cloud EX4 uses the Marvell ARMADA 300 embedded processor (ARM based 88F6282 processor) and it is a single-core solution that runs at 2.0GHz. ...
Storage manufacturers like NetApp (uses a proprietary BSD OS) have deprecated the use of Round Robin on their products as it tends to cause issues related to packet loss. In such cases use of LACP (link aggregation control protocol) is favored. ...
All major cloud storage platforms have a major reason for their attraction. For example, the main calling point for Google Drive is that it offers up to 15GB of free storage for all users. The major allure of OneDrive is that it seamlessly integrates with other applications in Microsoft Offic...