Author: Ben Stockton

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; While you’re more likely to see cloud storage deals around Black Friday, there’s nothing stopping you from switching to a new cloud storage provider — right now. That’s because the best cloud storage providers in the market today, from Dropbox to Sync.com, regularly offer some of the cheapest cloud storage deals that can get you enormous storage plans for a great price. The big names will fight over pricing, but you’re the one who can take advantage of the spoils. You could pay full price, but when top-tier providers like Sync.com are offering 2TB of ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; Welcome to our updated 2022 guide to the best cloud storage services. Cloudwards.net has been conducting cloud storage reviews for several years now, and in that time much has changed. Competition between big corporate players like Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive, and the emergence of privacy-oriented providers like Sync.com, pCloud and MEGA, has been a boon for consumers. To save you some time we have a list of what we think are the top players for your money. Key Takeaways: Sync.com is the best cloud storage service with excellent file sharing, versioning, security and more ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; Welcome to our updated 2021 guide to the best cloud storage services. Cloudwards.net has been conducting cloud storage reviews for several years now, and in that time much has changed. Competition between big corporate players like Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive, and the emergence of privacy-oriented providers like Sync.com, pCloud and MEGA, has been a boon for consumers. To save you some time we have a list of what we think are the top players for your money. Key Takeaways: Sync.com is the best cloud storage service with excellent file sharing, versioning, security and more ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; Millions of people flock to buy a Mac because of its beautiful design and superb operating system. However, more important than the laptop itself are the contents that exist on it. Should damage or malfunction arise, it’s important to know how to backup a Mac to an external hard drive to ensure you can keep all your files. Key Takeaways: Backing up your Mac ensures you don’t lose your files.iDrive, Backblaze and Carbonite are great cloud options for backing up your Mac.Restoring your Mac files and data is a simple and relatively quick process. Thankfully, ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; If you were to ask someone to rank and contrast cloud storage services, it would be a good bet that comparing Dropbox vs Google Drive vs OneDrive would get a mention. It’s no surprise why. Dropbox is the cloud storage service that really popularized the concept, and Microsoft and Google are two of the biggest players in the software sphere. If you’re thinking about signing up for cloud storage, you might wonder who wins in a battle between Dropbox vs Google Drive vs OneDrive on pricing, features and more. Key Takeaways: In the battle of ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; Large-scale data breaches are becoming more and more common, with businesses faced with the disruptive loss of sensitive data. We’re not immune at home, either, due to ransomware and phishing attacks. When we store our information online, we no one should be able to access it without our permission, which is why it’s important to find the most secure cloud storage for your data. Thankfully, there are a number of cloud storage services out there who have made it their mission to offer cloud storage with strong security at reasonable prices. We’ve created a shortlist ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; The internet has changed the way that we work as individuals, making it far easier for us to collaborate on projects as a team. Cloud storage is a powerful way for a group of like-minded people to access the same files, whether they’re for business or personal use. Many cloud storage services are designed with individual users in mind, but that doesn’t make them a good solution for multiple users. Although some providers allow you to share files with other users, they’re not always the perfect solution for collaboration. To help you find the best ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; Our work is entirely reader supported, so we may earn a commission if you buy a storage plan based on our reviews. We’re not sponsored by any provider and our opinions are our own. Welcome to our updated 2021 guide to the best cloud storage services. Cloudwards.net has been conducting cloud storage reviews for several years now, and in that time much has changed. Competition between big corporate players like Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive, and the emergence of privacy-oriented providers like Sync.com, pCloud and MEGA, has been a boon for consumers. To save you ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; The Eight Best Cloud Storage Services for Video pCloud is our favorite cloud storage provider overall, and its lack of file size limit, built-in media player and fast upload speeds make it a shoe-in for the top spot on this list. If you’re extra concerned with security though, our overall top pick Sync.com might be an even better choice. Newcomer Icedrive is another good option, for the same reasons as pCloud. However, if none of those three cloud storage options strike your fancy, then check out our remaining five suggestions: Google Drive, IDrive, MEGA, Dropbox ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Ben Stockton; Working for a nonprofit is a tough but rewarding task. Cloud storage allows a nonprofit to store and access all of its data — some of which might be sensitive — without having to worry about buying and maintaining its own servers. Cloud storage for nonprofits also gives remote-working volunteers the same access to files as their office-based counterparts. We’re going to talk through some of the best cloud storage for nonprofits, but if you want to find out the best backup solutions for organizations like these, don’t forget to first take a look at ... Read More