Cloud Data Storage

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Cloud data storage is a service that provides a network location for data storage and distribution, file backup, and other applications.
Peerobyte cloud data storage supports the following file system access protocols:

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

FTP is convenient for public distribution of files, software or data. However, it is not suitable for distributing sensitive and confidential data without additional security measures. The protocol allows you to connect to a data store as an FTP server, allowing users to browse directories and transfer files. FTP clients can be standalone or integrated into file managers. Users are authenticated via FTP regardless of their IP address, using usernames and passwords. FTP is suitable for simultaneous downloading and uploading of files from multiple devices.

NFS (Network File System)

NFS allows remote file systems to be mounted over a network. Access to the data storage is granted only to trusted IP addresses and does not require a username and password. Restricting access in this way makes it difficult to use NFS for devices that use dynamic IP addresses. NFS is well suited for providing file and directory sharing on a local network with good performance.

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface)

TCP/IP-based iSCSI provides block-level data transfer between servers and storage systems. iSCSI is not designed for multi-user mode and allows only one IP address to be added to the trusted list. However, it is possible to allow any IP to access the storage by setting the trusted IP address to "ALL". iSCSI requires authentication using usernames and passwords. It has a good data transfer rate.

CIFS (Common Internet File System)

CIFS, a variant of the SMB protocol, supports file and resource sharing on a network. To access a data storage using the CIFS protocol requires adding the device's IP address to a trusted list and authenticating users by username and password. CIFS is suitable for simultaneous use by multiple users from the datastore, but is inconvenient for devices with dynamic IP addresses.

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