Cloud services such as Google, Dropbox, and Microsoft's Live Mesh have become more reliable and secure than previous versions. These relatively free services work out great for individuals who need to back up a few personal files of music, video and data. Unfortunately, businesses have more at stake with their security and larger file requirements. They need the for-pay reliability of data backup services ... for the moment.
If you've been following computing trends, you have to wonder about the impact of increasingly cheaper memory on online storage companies like Google. No doubt, there will be that transition battle between risk and cost. Some businesses are beginning to risk security requirements of their customers and go with the relatively 'free' storage offerings. This means that customers who are dealing with those particular companies will have to be diligent about risks being taken.
It is possible that security and terabytes of storage will soon reach that level of such extremely low costs -- "free" if you will. Of course, all bets are off as new technology gets introduced into the mix. At that point, the need to recoup the return-on-investment will eliminate any consideration of 'free' services.
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