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There is a growing trend among businesses to leave cloud storage in favour of using locally based hardware data centres.
The reason is chiefly the cost largely because the storage space is rented from a cloud storage provider.
One US company quoted a boost in annual profits of £790,000 after leaving cloud-based storage.
But it is also about reliability: If a major data centre goes down, large parts of the web can go offline.
There may also be security concerns when using a cloud-based service which can be crucial to a company wanting to store sensitive information and protect it from competitors.
There is an initial outlay in buying the storage hardware, but if it is then shared with other businesses some of the costs can be recouped in rent.
It has been argued that using the cloud is faster, but that is only likely to be an issue for a huge multinational business.
The lesson is clear for smaller businesses; Do the research and find the most efficient, secure and cost-effective way to store your data.
