Question 1:
Do some
research on Amazon’s Cloud Drive. What
is the amount of free storage space? What is the annual cost for additional
storage? What about Apple’s iCloud? Is it still free? Does Microsoft charge
anything for use of its SkyDrive cloud service?
Amazon is currently having a free 5 GB storage space, the
annual cost for additional storage is starting from $10 annually depending on
the usage size.
For Apple's iCloud, it offers 5GB of free storage and charges according with the extra storage.
For Skydrive, it offers 7GB free and additional charges are
depending to the capacity by annually basis. For example, 20GB for USD 10 per
year, 50GB for USD 25 per year and 100 GB for USD 50 per year
Question 2:
Putting all
your personal information in the cloud means letting go of some control over
information like your tax files, personal photos that you might not want anyone
else to see, term papers you’re currently writing, and so on. What is your
level of concern for the security of these personal digital assets in the
cloud? Explain why your level of concern is high or low
My level of concern is very high. This is because all the information
stored are private and confidential. If the information was stolen, it
will not only loss of data but also potentially monitory loss due to
personal information being stolen and causes unnecessary inconvenience.
Question 3:
As we move more of our personal
storage needs to the cloud, will computers really need disk storage space? Is
it possible that we’re in the early stages of an outrageous industry
transformation? Who are the major manufacturers of disk storage for personal
computers and laptop?
Even though we
move more of our personal storage needs to the cloud, we still need disk
storage space for backup or other purposes. We are already in the early stages
of an outrageous industry transformation.
The major manufacturers of disk storage for personal computers and laptop are Seagate, Western Digital, Kingston, and Toshiba
Question 4:
If you choose to store all your
personal information in the cloud, you’ll need a personal continuity plan, much
like organizations have business continuity plans in case of some sort of
disaster. Suppose that right now you begin storing all your personal
information, what will you also back up onto a flash drive? How often would you
perform the backup information on your computer’s hard drive?
For the information store in the cloud, i will backup all the
information in my flash drive. Depends on the whether there is any
update and changes, i will normally backup the information once a month.
For information in the computer's hard drive, i will backup it once a
week.
Question 5:
Do some
research on personal cloud providers. What sort of service level agreement
(SLA) do they offer? Are you willing to store your information with a personal
cloud provider that offer no SLA? Why or why not.
A service-level
agreement (SLA) is a part of a service
contract where a service is formally defined. In practice, the term SLA is sometimes used to refer to the contracted delivery
time (of the service or performance). As an example, Internet service providers
and telcos will commonly include service level agreements within the terms of
their contracts with customers to define the level(s) of service being sold in
plain language terms.
I will not store my information with a personal cloud provider that offer no
SLA. This is because SLA
will state clearly that the roles and responsibilities of a provider including
the duty to keep the information in a secure way. Without SLA,
it is definitely no favour to the customers because the services are not stated
clearly
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