What is Public Cloud Storage?

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hi and welcome to lessen 3.1 off the End User Cyber Fundamentals course.

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This lesson will be focused on public cloud storage.

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In this lesson, you will learn

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what public cloud storage is,

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what it is used for.

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Examples of public cloud storage

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and how to access public cloud storage.

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Public cloud storage allows individual users and businesses to store digital data in an off site third party facility, which is accessible via the Internet.

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In this cloud model, the infrastructure and virtualized servers are shared by other customers.

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The cloud provider is responsible for servers associated infrastructure

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the security of your data, and they are also responsible to ensure your data is available when you need it.

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What is public cloud storage used for

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public cloud storage is generally used for file sharing,

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collaboration and business application storage.

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You can store videos, files, documents, images,

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contacts, financials, databases and archives data.

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Cloud storage may be free or subscription based depending on the company and storage capacity.

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Some popular public cloud service providers are,

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and it's on

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Diegel,

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IBM

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or Microsoft Dropbox and one drive.

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How can you access your public cloud storage?

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You can usually access your cloud storage from your smartphone

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computers and tablets

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from your computer, you can navigate to the storage providers website and log in.

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Once logged in, you will see and have access to all your files

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on your smartphone and tablet. You can download the public cloud storage app from the APP store or Google Store

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on your desktop. You can even install local software, which will sink your files from your desktop to your cloud storage and vice versa.

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In this lesson, we discussed

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what public cloud storage is, what it is used for and how you can access it.

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We also reviewed some examples of public cloud storage providers.