CIO - There's storage and then there's storage: There's storage that's really just backup, and there's storage of the stuff you work with frequently. The reason I'm making the distinction is that many of us are now backing up to the cloud. And that's a good thing; in some ways, cloud options can be more secure and more convenient than backing up to hardware.
But a backup copy in the cloud isn't always available immediately. And if you have more digital stuff-pictures, music, HD video, and so on-than you have room for on the internal drive that came with your computer, you need more storage. That's an old story, of course, but now there are new hardware options that are fast, convenient, (and in one case, more secure than anything I've seen) that make real sense for a consumer or small business.
I'll also tell you about an inexpensive storage device that makes it quick and easy to access your files via the Web when you're away from home.
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