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Top 4 Best Beginner Bitcoin Wallets for Your Desktop – The Merkle

February 12, 2017 | Author: admin

Novice cryptocurrency users are often worried about how they can best store their bitcoin balance moving forward. Keeping money on an exchange wallet needs to be avoided at all costs. Using a desktop bitcoin wallet makes a lot more sense, as the user is in full control of their funds at all times. Below are some of the most convenient desktop bitcoin wallets for novice users, all of which are well worth checking out.

One of the oldest desktop bitcoin wallet solutions available today goes by the name of Armory. On paper, the desktop wallet is rather easy to set up, as most of the world is done through the installation procedure. Do keep in mind Armory requires the users to download the entire blockchain on their computer. This process will take a few hours or longer, as the blockchain is roughly 100GB in size right now.

What makes Armory so appealing are some of its more extensive features, even though they may not necessarily appeal to novice cryptocurrency users right away. Taking security seriously is of the utmost importance when it comes to bitcoin. Armory offers multi-signature and cold storage support, which will provide for more security to both novice and experienced users. Armory is available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS, and is certainly worth checking out. It also provides a bit more privacy, as the wallet does not reveal the IP address linked to your bitcoin wallet.

It may seem surprising to see the Bitcoin-QT wallet ranked number 3 on this list, but there is a good reason for that. Not only does the QT client require users to download the entire blockchain, it is also one of the more bland wallets for novice users.At the same time, Bitcoin-QT works quite well and receives regular updates, which make it worth checking out. Users will need to encrypt their wallet themselves, though, which may be considered a daunting task for novice users. In the end, Bitcoin-QT is a bit of a hit-and-miss among novice cryptocurrency users, thus your mileage may vary.

Multibit has always advertised itself as the go-to wallet for desktop bitcoin users. It takes mere seconds to set up a bitcoin wallet, as everything is done through a Setup Wizard. Moreover, the wallet is available in several dozen languages, which makes it more appealing to non-English speakers as well. The only downside is how Multibit is only available on Windows right now, which leaves Linux and MacOS users out in the cold. Then again, most novice cryptocurrency users seem to be using a Windows computer, which makes Multibit a more than solid pick.

From a convenience point of view, Electrum is the best desktop Bitcoin wallet client hands down. It is very lightweight, easy to set up, and does not require the whole bitcoin blockchain to be downloaded. Electrum has been around since 2011 and still receives regular updates to improve stability and add a few new features as time progresses. Users can also choose between various user interfaces, tweaking the Electrum wallet look and feel to their liking.

Similarly to most other wallet services, Electrum requires specific servers and nodes to maintain its connection to the bitcoin network. However, the Electrum servers and decentralized and redundant, which means users will always be able to access their bitcoin wallet without interruption. Last but not least, the wallet supports various add-ons and plugins, allowing for even more customization.

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Which cloud storage service is the best value? – Which? (blog)

February 12, 2017 | Author: admin

Insufficient storage isnt something anyone wants to see pop up on their phone. One app, photo or song too many and youll get the dreaded message. And thus begins the arduous task of deciding which pictures you can live without, or asking do I really need that app and when was the last time I listened to that album?

You could delete half your gallery or you could use the cloud. Cloud storage is like having a portable hard drive with you wherever you go. You cant see it, but you can store photos, documents, videos and your contacts on them. Having your files in the cloud means you can free up space on your phone or tablet since you dont need two copies of the same file.

As long as you have an internet connection you can access your files whenever you like and from whatever device you like. Take a photo on your phone and upload it to the cloud something that often happens automatically and you can log in to your storage on a PC or a different phone to look at the same picture. Theres no need for any cables or copying of files.

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There are many cloud storage options. Apple, Google and Microsoft all have their own cloud services, but are they the most cost effective? Weve looked at several of the most popular options to see which offers the best value for money.

Apples cloud storage is the cheapest 50GB storage you can get, costing 79p a month. As with most Apple software youll need one of its own products to get the most use out of it. You can upload from an iPhone, iPad or Mac and you can access your iCloud on any of those devices as well as Windows PCs. Android phones and tablets arent supported.

iCloud Drive is an extension of iCloud that lets you work across devices. You could start a document on your iPad at home and pick up where you left off on your Macbook at work.

One of the most important, but often overlooked, factors of cloud storage is the maximum file size you can upload. iCloud wont let you upload any files larger than 15GB. But, wed be surprised if anything on your phone or Mac was bigger than that.

At 15GB, Google Drives free storage is the most generous. Its also the cheapest for 100GB storage, particularly if you pay yearly where the price drops to 15.99, which works out at around 1.33 a month.

Unlike iCloud, Google Drive works across most devices including Windows Phone and Apple devices. If you use Android you get the added bonus of unlimited photo storage that doesnt eat into your 15GB.

As well as uploading photos and your contacts you can also make use of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and more. Its like a paired-back, but still comprehensive, version of Microsoft Office. Since these documents are saved to the cloud you can work on them on multiple different devices.

The maximum upload size for any file onto Google Drive is 5GB much smaller than iCloud.

Dropbox offers the lowest amount of free storage at 2GB, but its one of the only storage options to work on Blackberry phones and Linux computers.

2GB may not sound like much, but there are plenty of ways to get free upgrades. Recommending a friend to the service gets you an extra 500MB and activating the camera upload feature bags you 3GB. You can get 250MB just by taking a tour of the basics of Dropbox. These bonuses cap at 16GB, which is better than Google Drive.

You save offline copies of your work to edit whenever you like. These can then be saved back onto Dropbox and shared with other people. You can set limits for how long people can access your shared files, too.

The maximum file size you can upload to Dropbox is 20GB, which is big enough for most files other than lengthy, high-resolution video.

If your storage requirements are bigger than most, then Microsofts OneDrive is your most cost-effective option. 1TB of storage is 5.99 a month. For the money, you get all that storage and the full Office 365 suite of programs. If you pay for a full year its even cheaper at 59.99.

Microsoft applications are the gold standard when it comes to word processing and spreadsheets, and tying them together with cloud storage means your documents are available wherever you have an internet connection. OneDrive works across Apple, Google and Microsoft products, too.

Its not all good news though, OneDrive used to be better for people who didnt want to spend money. The free limit was 30GB, now its only 5GB. The maximum upload size is 10GB.

Currys has some impressive packages if you need a lot of storage. Its Knowhow 200GB storage is the cheapest available at only 1.25 a month, although you do need to pay for a full year (15). Move up to 2TB and Knowhow is still good value at 30 or 2.50 per month.

The 200GB package lets you back up two devices and access the files stored on other phones and tablets. Youll need to move up to the 2TB package if you want your files to sync between computers though.

There is no limit to the size of the files you can upload to Knowhow cloud storage as long as it isnt bigger than your allowance.

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Cloud Wars Escalate with Price Cuts and Big Wins – Top Tech News

February 12, 2017 | Author: admin

By Shirley Siluk / Top Tech News. Updated February 10, 2017.

Calling it "the industry's first secure Internet gateway in the cloud," Cisco said yesterday that Umbrella is designed to provide enterprise users with a safe way to access cloud services from anywhere via any device. And because Umbrella is a cloud-based service, it's fast and easy for customers to deploy without the need for new hardware or software, according to Cisco.

Built on the OpenDNS platform, Umbrella incorporates other Cisco technologies such as Cloud Web Security and Advanced Malware Protection. Those integrations enable the gateway service to inspect files before they're downloaded from potentially risky domains, and also adds new predictive intelligence capabilities to avoid other potential threats.

'Secure Onramp to the Internet'

"Before you connect to any destination, a SIG acts as your secure onramp to the Internet and provides the first line of defense and inspection," Kevin Rollinson, product marketing manager for Cisco OpenDNS, wrote yesterday in a blog post. "Regardless of where users are located or what they're trying to connect to, traffic goes through the SIG first. Once the traffic gets to the SIG cloud platform, there are different types of inspection and policy enforcement that can happen."

As a secure Internet gateway, Umbrella offers advantages over other protection strategies such as secure Web gateways, or SWGs, added Brian Roddy, who heads cloud security for Cisco. SWGs can be hard to deploy and "constantly create problems around latency and capacity," he said. By contrast, Umbrella was developed to reimagine how security is delivered, he added.

"For us, it wasn't about taking the old technology and just sticking it into the cloud," Roddy said. "We wanted to create a new layer of defense -- protecting users whether they're on and off the corporate network. We want it to be easy to deploy, be highly effective, minimize latency, support world-wide installations and support the open architectures that have made SaaS so effective."

Umbrella 'Detects Anomalies' To Predict Threats

While software-as-a-service tools such as Salesforce, Box, Google's G Suite, Office 365, WebEx, Trello and others, are widely used today, professionals who access those services from remote locations or mobile devices don't always use them via secure connections such as VPNs. In a survey conducted on behalf of Cisco last year, IDG Research Services found that 82 percent of the corporate laptop users it questioned admitted to sometimes bypassing their organizations' VPNs.

"Much of this off-network usage was for personal activities, but nearly 30 percent of the end users said they sometimes access company data without logging into their VPNs," according to IDG.

Unlike a VPN, Umbrella uses a customer's existing Cisco hardware, such as AnyConnect clients, routers or wireless LAN controllers, to "easily point Internet traffic to Umbrella whether on or off the corporate network," the company said. Umbrella "resolves over 100 billion Internet requests every day and correlates this live data with over 11 billion historical events," according to Cisco. "This is analyzed to identify patterns, detect anomalies, and create models to automatically uncover attacker infrastructure being staged for the next threat."

Cisco did not provide pricing for Umbrella, but the company is offering a free 14-day trial to each customer who signs up for the service.

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After Bitcoin Dropped 10%, How Likely Is An ETF Now? – Forbes – Forbes

February 11, 2017 | Author: admin

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Bitcoin Trading Comes Under Threat of Chinese Government – TheStreet.com

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Tech-savvy Chinese bitcoin traders may have just seen their good days come to a halt as China's central banks continue to place sharperscrutiny over the virtual currency market.

Under pressure to clamp down on capital outflow and prop up the Chinese currency, the People's Bank of China warned nine bitcoin trading exchanges at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday that it will shut down venues that violate foreign exchange management, money laundering, and other regulatory rules. The warning is followed by some of China's biggest bitcoin exchanges announcing that they would prevent customer withdrawals of the cryptocurrency.

Three of China's biggest bitcoin exchanges OkCoin, Huobi and BTCC, which had accounted for more than 90 percent of the global bitcoin market in January, had respectively suspended withdrawals or subjected all bitcoin withdrawals to a 72-hour review. The disruption is likely to temporarily constrain volumes further after already shrinking trading volumes since the government started clamping down in January.

Analytics platform Sosobtc showed the number of bitcoins traded on the three exchanges slid from 13.6 million on Jan. 6 to just over 120,000 on Feb. 9. but as an analyst pointed out, the exchange volumes might be misleading.

"Prior to January 24 those exchanges didn't charge a trading fee and the volume was largely compared to exchanges that were charging a trading fee. Without a trading fee, I could sit there and trade 1,000 BTC back and forth with myself all day and generate massive volume but it isn't economically meaningful," said Spencer Bogart, a bitcoin analyst at Needham & Co., one of the few Wall Street investment banks that covers bitcoin.

"Exacerbating this effect was the fact that these exchanges also provided leverage for trading. Starting on January 24, in response to concerns from the PBOC, the Chinese exchanges began charging a trading fee and stopped offering leverage. In that sense it's a one-time shock that has normalized trading volumes and not an ongoing 'downward spiral'," said Bogart.

But the announcement is notable and Bogart said he expects that "volume will fall significantly until withdrawals are re-enabled and confidence in the exchanges and regulators returns."

China has been the leading venue for bitcoin trading. Bitcoin prices have soared to near-record highs since last year even as the Chinese currency maintains a sharp depreciation streak against the dollar. But bitcoin's meteoric 120% gain in 2016 is also coincided with China's ever-widening capital outflow.

According to an outlook report fromthe Institute of International Finance on Thursday,China is expected to have around $1 trillion of resident outflows, including errors and omissions, and $560 billion of net capital outflows in 2017. In the past, the Chinese government has resorted to several measures to stanch the money outflows, which includesrequiring citizens to report overseas transfers over $10,000, discouraging Chinese companies from making overseas acquisitions andbarring individuals from moving more than $50,000 out of the country each year.

However, none of these measures have managed to bring any pronounced improvements to the problem so far, which is lately evidence by China's currency reserves hitting down below the $3 trillion mark. A lot of this is said to have come from Chinese investors' resort to using bitcoin as a way to move money out of the country.

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5 Most Common Mistakes Novice Cryptocurrency Traders Make – The Merkle

February 11, 2017 | Author: admin

A lot of people are starting to show an interest in cryptocurrency trading. While this is a positive development, there are some pitfalls novice traders will need to watch out for. These mistakes are rather common and can end up costing new traders a few thousand dollars worth of cryptocurrency if they are not careful. With the following pitfalls in mind, there should be far less risk when it comes to cryptocurrency trading as a whole.

To put this particular tip into perspective, not every cryptocurrency exchange is designed to be used for various altcoins. There are some clear market leaders who can be trusted when it comes to trading alternate cryptocurrencies, whereas others seem slightly shady. Using the wrong exchange can result in withdrawals not being honored or trading markets becoming inaccessible at the wrong time. Always do your own research before trusting an unknown company with your money, as it can be difficult- if not impossible to get it out again when things go awry.

The world of alternative cryptocurrencies is filled with many opportunities, although not everything is what it seems. Unfortunately for novice traders, it is rather difficult to distinguish between a worthwhile and useless attacking. At the rate at which coins are being developed these days, any new coin should be avoided until it properly establishes itself in the market.

At the same time, investors and speculators want to buy potentially powerful coins as cheap as possible. Getting in at a later stage will decrease the chances of making a big profit along the way. There is a very fine balance to walk between buying coins cheap and investing in a pump-and-dump scam at the wrong time. Most novice traders experience the latter option well before they will make their first major profit.

One thing every cryptocurrency trader needs to keep in mind is how panic can be one of the worst motivators to make the right trade. Markets are very volatile in the altcoin scene, and it doesnt take much volume to send things in either direction. There is nothing wrong with trusting a gut feeling, but panic should never determine how and when one trades. To this day, a lot of novice cryptocurrency traders let their actions be guided by panic and fear.

As strange as it may sound for a market where profits and losses can be made in mere seconds, there is such a thing as compulsive trading. Trading too often during the day can be a big problem for novice traders, as they will make wrong decisions and let panic guide their actions. Monitoring the markets is an absolute must, but one should necessarily jump on every single opportunity when it presents itself. It is difficult to learn a trading style from day one, though, as errors will need to be made along the way until one finds a rhythm that suits his or her needs.

Given the vast plethora of different altcoins one can buy and trade across popular exchanges, diversification is a good idea. At the same time, there is a risk of trading too many altcoins at once, which will take a toll on ones portfolio rather quickly. The best advice is to start with small amounts of one or two coins that seem legit, ate and potentially profitable. As one gains more experience, it is still possible to further diversify the portfolio and trade more currencies.

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What’s the Difference Between Blockchains, Cryptocurrency, Audit … – Electronic Design

February 11, 2017 | Author: admin

Blockchains are nothing more signed, peer-to-peer, distributed ledger databases. Okay, were all done here.

No?

Alright, blockchains are a bit more complicated than thatand more useful than they might sound. Most will know blockchains from BitCoin, one of the many cryptocurrencies based on them. But cryptocurrencies are only one use for blockchains. Before getting into applications, lets take a look at what a blockchain system looks like and how it operates.

To start, you need to know about public key encryption and digital signatures, because the blocks in a blockchain are digitally signed and the blockchain nodes are authenticated to each other (Fig. 1). This allows them to maintain their copy of the blockchain and determine whether information from other nodes is accurate. Those providing nodes to the blockchain must also have their own encryption keys so they can sign their blocks.

A blockchain is actually a logical entity maintained by a blockchain node. It is designed to be a mostly read-only database that grows over time as blocks are added (Fig. 2). Block payloads are accepted by a node and distributed to its peers. There is an acceptance process and verification of digital signatures, but eventually a block will be validated by enough nodes for the block to be permanently added to the blockchain.

At this point, the added block will be replicated in a majority of nodes, and the rest will eventually catch up. This means that all nodes will have a moving high water mark that the collection of nodes agrees with, but the databases will probably not be identical across all the nodes at any point in time.

The idea is that the payload of a block can be accessed by an external entity and used to generate a subsequent block that will get incorporated into the blockchain. A typical example is where a block contains a logical value that is split in half and assigned to two new blocks. The signatures for these new blocks can be used to allow one of the new blocks to contain this new value. Incorporating the new blocks into the blockchain will mark the original block as used and the two new blocks as active.

The system is robust because the blockchain database is replicated. All nodes can accept new blocks and all nodes do not have to be active or accessible all the time although a quorum is needed to activate new blocks.

The challenge for blockchain systems is to maintain performance and scalability as the system grows. A lot depends upon the frequency of updates and the number of systems involved overall in addition to the network. Many blockchain systems operate on the internet, but that isnt a requirement. They can be used in closed networks as well.

So, back to cryptocurrencies.

A cryptocurrency is a digital asset that can be an exchange medium. These days, cyptocurrencies tend to be implemented using a blockchain. This allows transactions using the cryptocurrency to occur in a decentralized, distributed fashion. Cryptocurrencies are relatively new (the aforementioned Bitcoin started in 2009).

The payload of a block indicates the amount of money involved in a transaction. How these values are created and manipulated depend upon the system being employed and the players involved in the system. Most cryptocurrencies use a timestamping scheme so a trusted third party does not need to be involved in the system.

Most cryptocurrency systems use a proof-of-work scheme to create a new block or BitCoin. BitCoin uses proof-of-work schemes are based on SHA-256. It is also used by LiteCoin. It is also possible to use proof-of-stake schemes as well.

BitCoins are created by mining. This uses the hashcash proof-of-work function that is designed to take a lot of computational cycles but not much else. Specialized hardware has been developed to create BitCoins. The amount of time needed to generate just one BitCoin varies significantly depending upon the hardware used.

Just about any application that requires a registered ledger is a candidate for blockchain support. Many embedded applications simply need a single database, but if there is a need for a more robust solution, blockchains might make sense.

Blockchains have been touted as solutions for all sorts of applications. For example, there are a number of efforts to use them in educational environments. In this instance, the various records, testing, and certifications a person earns are tracked using blocks. This approach allows for the distribution of this information. The blocks normally do not contain all the information, but rather, links to digitally signed packages.

Blockchains can also be used for conventional ledger-based applications. These applications include backend clearing and settlement. They could be used in real estate transactions, for tracking music or other multimedia content, or even for handling contracts.

Blockchain use is still in its infancy. Security remains a key component and it should not be overlooked when considering or using this technology. Incorrect implementations can cause significant security problems. Developers also need to consider the scope of implementation, frequency of updates, and hardware and storage requirements.

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Byteball Cryptocurrency Platform Schedules Second Bytes … – newsBTC

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The unique cryptocurrency platform, Byteball is preparing itself to launch the second round of token distribution.

The unique cryptocurrency platform, Byteball is preparing itself to launch the second round of token distribution. The latest round is scheduled to happen on February 11, 2017, at 00:33 (UTC) the next full moon day.

The upcoming release of bytes (the crypto tokens on Byteball Network) is the second of its kind. The platform, which was launched on Christmas Day of 2016 distributed bytes (native cryptocurrency) and blackbytes (untraceable private tokens) to the Bitcoin community. Bitcoin holders, who signed up for the distribution received fresh bytes proportional to their Bitcoin holdings.

According to Byteball, over 70,000 BTCs were linked to the first round of distribution. In the second round, the platform will be issuing bytes to both Bitcoin and Byteball community members. During the process, Byteball token holders will receive 0.1 gigabytes (GB) for every 1 GB of bytes held. Similarly, the platform will issue 0.625 GB for each BTC owned by the eligible community members.

A Byteball representative quoted in the platforms press release said,

In the new distribution, 1 GB holding receives the same share as 1.6 BTC. 1 GB is currently traded at 0.05 BTC.

Byteball is already in the process of building the whole ecosystem around the cryptocurrency platform. Currently, the Byteball ecosystem has cryptocurrency wallets, bot-supported marketplace, private untraceable currency and an exchange platform that allows people to convert their Bitcoin to bytes and vice versa using a chatbot interface.

Byteballs use of a unique Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) instead of blockchain technology gives it an upper hand over its rival altcoins. The absence of blockchain makes it less prone to scalability issues faced by the likes of Bitcoin. The Byteball Network users will not have to deal with delays and problems related to block size and block discovery times. A total of 10^15 bytes will be issued by Byteball, 99 percent of which will be distributed among the community members over multiple rounds.

Byteball has emerged as a promising cryptocurrency platform that can meet the growing industry needs. By offering the huge Bitcoin community an opportunity to take part in the new revolution, the platform is expected to gain widespread adoption in the coming months. It is the ideal time for the existing Bitcoin and Byteball community members to take part in the distribution and watch the value of bytes grow in their possession.

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Cryptocurrency: Leading Scam Coins – Eastern Daily News

February 11, 2017 | Author: admin

There are hundreds of Cryptocurrencies out there right now and its impossible to know all of them by name. With Cryptocurrency now known by people in every corner of the world, developers are coming with new digital currencies to try and convince the users that their coin offers something new or different to what is being offered by the current coins. This has led to many users and investors falling victims to scam coins. Just because a coin is popular, with a lot of followers, doesnt qualify it to be a genuine cryptocurrency.

A lot of cases involving scam in Cryptocurrencies have been reported. According to Cointelegraph, Solomon Barnabas came out bravely to speak of his experience at the hands of vendors of scam coins. Mr. Solomon is quoted as saying that these scam vendors not only caused losses in terms of money, but also in terms of his credibility. Mr. Solomon is one of the many who have lost their money due to these scam coins who sell referral programs to unsuspecting members claiming that crowdfunding is necessary for adoption. These scam coins are restricting the growth of Cryptocurrency, despite campaigns from the already established coins that Crytocurrency is a genuine and worthy investment.

Moving on to the leading scam coins according to Angelina Lazar, an economist and cryptocurrency revolutionary, OneCoin is number one when it comes to scam coins. Angelina has become a popular figure in the Cryptocurrency world due to herwarwith OneCoin. She claimsthat in a months time she will have conclusive information on OneCoins dealings. After a war between her and OneCoin, Angelina claims that she succeeded in getting all bank accounts belonging to OneCoin shut down. She also claims that Chinas UnionPay is not interested in working with OneCoin anymore. According to Cointelegraph, the main problemthat OneCoin faces is that it is not a Cryptocurrency yet. This is an issuethat always arises once they realize that their product doesnt possess the fundamental characteristics of a genuine cryptocurrency.

S-Coin is another coin that Angelina Lazar thinks is a pyramid scheme. S-Coin, just like OneCoin, offers promise of hope of releasing a Cryptocurrency in the near future. According toCointelegraph, the act of attaching the price of one Euro to it without considering the basics such as demand and supply, raises a lot of questions. Another thing is that they asked the public to pay Bitcoins for S-Coins and claiming to send the coins via mail to their clients.

Cryptocurrencies are digital coins and hence if S-Coin is a real digital currency transactions should be made in a real blockchain.

EarthCoin is the next coin with characteristics of a scam coin. Most of its coins initial supply were generated by the developer. This raises eyebrows because coins should be generated over time through a form of mining. Its website is poor and there is no real information on what the coin intends to achieve and its current volume. All these point to signs of pump and dump schemes. Remember its the responsibility of you the investor to conduct proper due diligence on the coins you want to invest in.

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When you start building a new website, integrating cloud storage is probably not something youve considered, but the truth of the matter is that cloud storage services are useful for everyone. There are plenty of options when it comes to web builder hosting plans, and cloud storage is something you should take into consideration when deciding which plan to choose. The primary goal here at Best 10 is to make it easier and less stressful for website builders to find exactly what plan works best for their project.

Cloud storage is an alternative option for storing documents, photos, and other files. Cloud storage allows you to save and access your files from nearly any location, as long as you can access the internet. Fromthis standpoint that you no longer have to worry about losing files from your computer if you encounter a virus, natural disaster, or damaged hard drive. By using remote servers outfitted with the best encryption software, your files will always be safe and secure.

Lets face it; cloud storage was not originally developed with website building in mind, but it can be one of the best tools website builders can take advantage offor the additional piece of mind. For instance, owning aserver doesnt necessarily guarantee that youll be optimally set up or provided with all of the services. For example, the server company that you may be using may not provide backup capabilities for your server. By using cloud storage, you can create the redundancies you need as well as backups for your server and any projects you are working. By choosing a cloud storage company that fits your needs, you can ensure that you are getting the security and safety features that are necessary to keep your business running as smoothly as possible. It also makes it much faster and easier to access any and all of your files from virtually anywhere, as long as youre able to connect to the internet.

Cloud storage services can be directly linked to your server very easily. This makes it incredibly easy to automatically back up any projects you are currently working on, as well as creating backups of any websites that you have created that have already gone live. Some things to consider when choosing a cloud storage provider are compatibility with your server, as well as the amount of storage that is available. Youll want a plan that has enough storage space to back up your entire server in case disaster strikes. One of the biggest fears with website builders who have their own servers is something happening to that server. This could be anything from a simple hard drive failure,virus, or something more severe like a fire or other natural disaster destroying the device. By syncing your server with a cloud storage system, you will always have the backups that you need should you face unfortunate circumstances.

Weve made it easy for you to view the 10 best cloud storage providers for website builders right here, as well as providing links for you to see full reviews on each of them. There are different criteria for which they are rated; from technical support and customer service to cloud storage space and features. Take a look at the overall score to get a general idea of what each company is all about, and take a look at the reviews and forum to get more detailed information from actual customers as well as experts in the field about each provider.

We use a very thorough ten-point system to check the quality of each and every review before we post them onto our website. By using this process, were able to maintain consistency, helping to ensure that we provide all of our readers with the information that they need to choose the best cloud storage in the most efficient manner possible. In addition to the reviews given by experts in their field, we also have an open forum for any customer who has used the service so that they can provide their own personal review. This not only gives you a look at what is presented from both a technical standpoint and user-friendly guide but also acts as a way to give an entirely unbiased opinion. Also, we have an easy to use comparison tool that helps you look at several different cloud storage providers at the same time. This allows you to see how much space you get for a price, as well as the reliability of the cloud storage company. An overall five star rating, with five being the highest, is used for each cloud storage service, which means a quick glance can give you a general idea of what each company can provide.

Lets take a closer look at the different categories that are covered in our reviews

Weve all heard the phrase you get what you pay for, and its no different with cloud storage. There are plenty of free cloud storage options, but you wont get much storage space with these and may miss out on all kinds of great features that can help with website building. And if you choose to sign up for one of the less expensive plans, you may not be getting your moneys worth. When calculating the best value for your budget and projects, you must not only consider how much storage space you are allotted but also take into consideration the companys reliability and thinks like safety and security as well.

The uptime and reliability of a company are determined based on statistical data. Most of the time, a cloud storage company will have a 99.9% uptime. It is not uncommon for some companies to fall below this level on occasion, as unexpected circumstances come into play. This is something that should be considered when choosing a cloud storage company, especially when incorporating this data into website building.

If you ever have a problem or need a question answered, its imperative that youre able to reach a customer service representative. All cloud storage companies are rated in how quickly someone responds, whether or not a problem was resolved, as well as how fast this was completed, in addition to the helpfulness of the representative. This test is conducted using phone calls as well as with online chats.

Technical support and customer service are often lumped into the same category, but we understand the difference between the two and how important it can be to your site to have the best of both. Technical support is the team you want to talk to when you have a more complex problem and need to speak with someone who knows the ins and outs of the programs and services. These people must not only be knowledgeable and efficient, but friendly and helpful as well.

The number of features offered by any cloud storage company is not as important as the quality of each one. You dont want to sign up with a company that offers a lot of different features if those features arent any use to you. Instead, choose one that focuses on the features you need while still being a good value. Some things that you might want to consider are the ability to change your storage space amount, as well as the encryption software that is used to maintain privacy.

Cloud storage space is one of the most important categories to take into consideration when determining which cloud storage company is the best for your website building needs, especially when considering the value. Its always better to have more storage space than you think you need, especially when it fits into your budget. Many companies will allow you to move to the next tier if you unexpectedly fill up your current plan, but you may incur extra fees by doing so.

Cloud storage should not be an overly sophisticated service to use, even if you are not very technically proficient. To determine a services ease of use, we evaluate them from both a technical standpoint as well as from that of a general user.

The overall rating given to each cloud service company is calculated based on the individual scores of the previously mentioned categories. This allows readers to quickly weed out any service that may not fit their needs and can make it simpler to look more closely at a few companies to determine which would be best.

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