Internet Storage for Digital Pictures - Essay Example

If I only considered this argument, then I would take the AOL route. However, I continued my research.

I took a look at HTTP://www.drivehq.com/secure/signup.aspx?refID=28050 which is Drive Headquarters. This storage system allowed for 1GB Free, 1GB + 1GB Free for $2.99/Month or $29.99/Year, 2GB + 1GB Free for $4.99/Month or $49.99, 5GB +1GB Free for $7.99/Month or $79.99/Year, 10GB for $12.99/Month or $129.99/Year, or 20GB for $19.99/Month or $199.99/Year. This option allowed for registration with a name, email, and TOS agreement.  Individuals signing up must have a valid email address which would require validation.

The second website I researched was https://www.box.net/signup/g which is the location of Box.net. This Internet storage site has three options for storage; Individual, Professional, and Business. All options have a fourteen-day free trial. After the free trial Individuals pay $9.95, Professionals pay $19.95, and Businesses pay $15.00 per month.  Individuals get 5GB, Professionals receive 15GB, and Businesses receive 30GB+. The registration requires a name, email address, and phone number. There is also a space for a promo code. This service also provides live customer support.

Drive Headquarters is cheaper but does not have the support Box.net. I would also choose Box.net because it is more generated toward individuals. Online storage is advantageous by freeing up computer hard drive space. The disadvantages include high costs and possible hacking by a third party. I would not advise a friend to use Internet storage because the whole concept is more business-friendly. For digital pictures and important files, I will continue to email them to my email address saving them as I go.            

Bayerische Asphalt-Mischwerke is a German company. This company had four offices and three hundred employees.  This company pours concrete all over Germany.  If a customer complains about a job, the home office, inspecting employee, and customer all had to keep records. Lotus Notes and Domino were put into place to keep liability reports in one remote location. Without using Lotus Notes and Domino, the information might become corrupt or different depending on the user input. Retrieving the data could also prove difficult for the same reasons. One employee reports “By providing a single repository for all the relevant data, and by integrating with our existing systems, the electronic damage record system solves the problem of communicating effectively across a decentralized organization” (IBM, 2009). This way the data can be analyzed from a remote location. Data is different than information in data is statistics that can be compared while information cannot be placed into the neat statistical form. For example, five repairs in Munich during March can be compared to repairs in Munich during May.