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Do you remember the days before everyone on earth carried around a cell phone in their pocket? If you needed to get ahold of a friend, you called them when you knew they could answer. If you were out and about with your family, you didn't need to worry about staring at a little screen all day long to check emails and look for text messages. I was eager to get back to that simple way of life, which is why I banned cell phones for my family and installed traditional phone service. My blog discusses the benefits and drawbacks of traditional landlines, so that you can decide how you want to approach communication at home.

The Cloud Or The Data Center: Their Differences And Why You Don't Have To Choose

28 August 2017
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A growing business like yours needs more room to store data. Yet, you might be wondering why the Cloud would even be an option. They do some of the same things, including storing data. However, they are very different systems otherwise. Choosing one system over the other also seems challenging. Here are the differences between a data center and Cloud computing and why you do not have to settle for just one.

The Data Center

When computers were first invented, they took up entire rooms that were essentially the size of a warehouse. They stored data by punching it into a cardboard data card that could be fed back into the "reader," a machine that understood what all of the little rectangular holes meant and could translate them into human language.

As computers got smaller and smaller and data needs got larger and larger, it was no longer feasible to have a warehouse room dedicated to one or two computers, nor was it possible to for the data centers to handle the load from millions of desktop computers, laptop computers, smartphones, tablet computers, etc. Data centers caught up with the data storage demands, and now hundreds of computers can operate off of one or two data center towers.

So, what is the problem? Well, a business that starts out can manage to store data on a single tower. As your business takes off, data storage demands multiply. After a time, you have to add another tower, and another, and another, until you have to move the towers offsite or remodel your building. Now, Cloud computing can help here.

The Cloud

It is really hard for many people to wrap their brains around what the Cloud is. It is a virtual world that can hold millions of terabytes of data that can instantly be redirected just about anywhere but only by the persons or companies who own/pay for Cloud service. When you have so much data to store, and there is simply no way your data center towers can hold another bit, you can buy or "rent" Cloud storage for a monthly fee.

Why You Do Not Have to Choose Between the Cloud and the Data Center

There are two reasons why you do not have to choose between one type of data storage system and the other. First, both of these storage systems are complimentary. They can work in tandem with each other.

If you have too much data taking up room in the data storage towers to download anything else or use any other application, move unnecessary data into the Cloud. If you need that data back for some reason, pull it back out of the Cloud and put it back on your company's computer system until you no longer need it. It is akin to throwing dozens of pictures into the air, suspending them there, and then grabbing what you want out of the suspension so you can look at it.

Second, there are Cloud-based data centers now. The data center Cloud is entirely virtual. There are no physical storage towers present on the property, and none anywhere else. A data center Cloud is extremely ideal for businesses because only you and your employees can access it while at work. No one can access it away from work (unless you are the CEO and want to look at some reports or figures). Think of it as taking a data storage tower, turning it into a completely digital copy of its physical self, and then placing it in the Cloud. Not only is everything in your company's Cloud-based data storage system secure, but it is also entirely virtual. For more information, contact companies like Eatel Business.