By Jim Offner
TechNewsWorld
October 08, 2008

Consumers who want to store their photos, music and other files on the Internet now have a wide variety of choices, including many free services. Fee-based services may offer more security, accountability and options, but all cloud storage systems have one thing in common: They can go poof. When it comes to data management, redundancy is the word.

Part 1 of this two-part series discusses the benefits and risks of storing corporate data in the cloud.

Cloud storage opportunities for consumers are increasing rapidly. Those looking to store photos, music libraries and other personal data online have a number of choices, including both free and fee-based services.

Free online photo storage services include Flickr, SnapFish and PhotoBucket.

Free online music storage services include MP3Tunes and MusicPlayer.FM.

Free multipurpose storage services include XDrive and Box.net. Of course, these are just a sampling — there are a great many more free online storage services.

As for fee-based services, SmugMug, Carbonite, Upline, and Mozy are among those that provide online storage for a monthly fee.

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