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title: Cloud Storage 101 - TetherView
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## Cloud Storage 101

[ Michael Abboud ](https://tetherview.com/blog/author/michael-abboud)

 Feb 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM

Today, the word **“cloud”** is one of the most common words used in technology. What most users fail to realize is how frequently cloud infrastructures are used especially with all the basic user applications; email, social media, even posting a photo on Instagram.

One of the basic uses of cloud computing is cloud based storage. Cloud based services are easily recognized by big names like Google Drive, OneDrive, Drobox, etc. **But how does this work?**

The storage piece comprises of several distributed servers connected by a widespread network. These network of servers work together to provide performance for accessing the data as well as redundancy by maintaining multiple copies of the data at different locations. **Here are few advantages of cloud based storage services:**

**Scalability**  
The user can choose to have as low as a gigabyte (GB) of storage tier or can also go up to several terabytes (TB) or even petabytes (PB) in some cases.

**Flexibility**  
Cloud based storage services support several platforms and can be accessed from different types of devices; laptop, desktop, phone, tablet, etc.

**Security**  
Depending upon the solution being used, cloud based storage can provide enterprise grade security to users to manage their data.

**Collaboration**  
Multiple users located at different locations can collaborate and work and the same documents at the same time.

**Mobility**  
The user can access files on the go from any location, from any kind of device as long as they have an active internet connection.

*Chirag Chudasama, Systems Engineer at TetherView*

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