GCIT 1015I.T. Innovations Shaping Our World(Section 7)

Rainbow Chan (13213164)Sebastien Wong (14224798)

Eric Lau (14224046)Jackie Tang (14210762)Toby Young (14213710)

INTERNET ONLINE STORAGE

ContentIntroduction

Popular Storages

Applications

Pros andCo

ns

Data Analysis

Future Development

Conclusion

Mind map

IntroductionOnline storage Store something in the internet. Free!!! (except you want to buy more space) No more USB Share the file easily (e.g. Photos) Popular

Popular Storage

Dropbox

iCloud

Popular Storage

Google drive

Baidu Cloud

Applications

Data Storage

Auto Backup

Applications

Online sharing

Digital library

Applications

Cloud PrintingOnline editing

Pros & Cons

Pros and Cons

Pros•Lower cost• Only pay for the storage they used.

•Convenient•Users Can immediately access to a broad range of•resources and applications hosted in storage.

Cons•Security problems• Leak of information;• Hosting Companies maybe hacked by •the others•Hosting Companies may go bankrupt.

The Dangers of Cloud Storage

SURVEY RESULT

Yes70%

No30%

Have you ever use any On-line Data Storage provider?

Analysis (Q.1)

Result:Over 70% people used.

Dropbox Google Drive iCloud Box0

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Which Online Data Storage service provider you use?

Analysis (Q.2)

Result:Dropbox and Google Drive

is the main service provider.

Less than 2 years43%

3 - 5 years50%

More than 5 years7%

How long you have used Online Data Storage service?

Analysis (Q.3)

Result:Over 90% people used

less than 5 years.

Documents Photos Movies Musics0

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What kind of files you usually upload to On-line Data Storage service?

Result:People usually upload Documents and

Photos to the Online Data Storage.

Analysis (Q.5)

Result:Not interested> Not

safety> Low stability

Not in-terested

63%

Safety problem

25%

Low stability of services

13%

What are the reason(s) for not using the Online Data Storage?

Not interested Safety problem Low stability of services

Analysis (Q.6)

Cost Quality of services

Stability of services

Convenient Security0123456789

What are the major concerns when you choosing to use the Online

Data Storage service?

Result:Convenience>Safety

Analysis (Q.7)

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Do you think Online Data Storage service are secure?

quantity

Scal

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Result:Online storage is secure

Analysis (Q.8)

Results: More likely to share and recommend

to others

Yes70%

No30%

Will you recommend to others?

YesNo

Future Development

1. Growing data continues to shrink

Demand for data storage continues to grow rapidly for many organizations.

Deduplication technology (data compression technique for eliminating duplicate copies of repeating data)will improve

2. Multiple flavors of cloud storage will become standard

making storing all types of data in the cloud much less costly

3. Become more popular in business sector

Business operation becomes more computerize

Increase in use of computer

Require a lot of file exchanging

Using online storage: Save time cost in exchanging files Enhance communication

Conclusion

Online storage(Cloud storage)

High popularity

Increasing number of users

Online storage(Cloud storage) Great innovation:

1. Convenience2. Most of the online storage service is

free3. Save time in exchanging files4. Less costly to store data

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