Is There Truly Unlimited Cloud Storage? Myths & Facts.
Short answer: no, not really. Look, even if Google had to stop offering unlimited storage space, then nobody really has an infrastructure for that. Cloud storage might seem infinite and “out there” but the cloud is not in the sky. It’s somewhere in Sacramento, California and somebody has to maintain and run these servers. The long answer? I can argue that there’s such a thing as effectively unlimited cloud storage. What does that mean? Well, let’s dig in and find out. What is Effectively Unlimited Cloud Storage? Well, to answer that question, think about how much storage space an average person ends up using on average. Acronis, a cloud storage provider, claims that their clients end up using only up to 30% of their storage space and that for most people 100 GB usually suffices. Why?If we look at GoodFirms’ survey on what people use their cloud storage for, the overwhelming majority need cloud space for office data. Documents, texts, some images here and there - things like that.So, if...