[Jason Springer]

Nowadays, there are many different types of storage options for data, including NAS, RAID, and cloud storage. NAS or network-attached storage is a type of storage that allows users to keep data on a drive that can only be accessed through the network that it’s assigned to. RAID or redundant array of independent disks has many different combinations of storage setups including zero, one, five, six, and ten as the main options. RAID is an efficient storage method for people or companies whose focus is backing up data and wanting fault tolerance. Cloud storage is used as a more convenient storage method for those who are traveling because it allows you to store data on a drive that you can access on any device on any network. An example of this cloud storage that I’ve used in school is Microsoft’s OneDrive which as a college student here at OCU we get free access to through our school email.