Cloud Storage

Windows 11

How to Install Google Drive for Desktop (Install & Set Up)

Google Drive is a popular cloud-based storage platform. It offers file-sharing and synchronization features that help users create, manage, and share documents across apps such as Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. In this guide, I’ll explain how to install Google Drive for desktop, and how to pause or check the sync status on a Windows...

Last Update: Jan 09, 2023

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What is a Hybrid Cloud Architecture?

Last Update: Nov 23, 2022

A hybrid cloud architecture is an environment that combines private computing resources with a public cloud. A public cloud is a cloud computing platform provided by a third-party company, and a good example would be Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or the Google Cloud Platform. In this article, we’ll explain how a hybrid cloud architecture works…

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What is Data Management As a Service (DMaaS)?

Data Management as a Service (DMaaS) is a new IT term used to describe cloud-based solutions for managing data from different sources on one central platform. The “as-a-service” component describes the pay-per-usage model that DMaaS platforms use. In this post, I will explain how Data Management as a Service works and why it can make…

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The Architecture of Azure File Sync

Aidan Finn explains how the components of Azure File Sync fit together and how they work together in an example multi-site scenario.

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What Is Azure File Sync

I have known about Azure File Sync for quite a while under NDA and have been itching to start talking about it. It’s a killer service that an incredible number of businesses could benefit from.

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Choosing Between Cloud or On-Premises Storage for Small Business

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at the benefits of cloud storage and why a combination of cloud and on-premises solutions is sometimes a happy medium.

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Build a Cloud-Integrated Surveillance System Using Microsoft Azure and Windows 10, Part 1

Jussi Roine shares the beginning stages of how he built a security surveillance system that integrates with Microsoft Azure and Windows 10.

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Deploying a StorSimple Virtual Appliance

Aidan Finn shares how to deploy a new StorSimple 1200 virtual appliance on Hyper-V.

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StorSimple Available — Priced for Small and Medium Enterprises

Learn about how StorSimple provides affordable, cloud-scale storage to SMEs.

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