Personal cloud storage is becoming more and more mature, and the traditional storage will be extinct

It was not long ago that Google released Keep, a cloud note product, arousing widespread concern in the Chinese market for personal cloud storage businesses. Prior to this, personal cloud storage services represented by Evernote have been around the world.

It can be said that the maturity of cloud computing technology, the development of mobile Internet, the popularity of smart phones has brought personal cloud storage business prosperity. According to iResearch statistics, the number of personal cloud storage users in China is expected to reach 223 million in 2013, and the penetration rate of Internet users will reach 36.7%. The report released by Gartner also shows that 36% of digital content is expected to be stored in the cloud by 2016, up from just 7% in 2011.

The huge market potential of personal cloud storage has aroused widespread industry debate. Recently, China Telecom Shanghai Research Institute analyst Zhang Liping published a signed article, he said in the article: Personal cloud storage has gradually into people's lives, and has been widespread concern. Whether it is cloud-based cloud storage class or notes cloud storage, its wonderful far beyond the boundaries of storage. He believes that despite the problems, the trend of personal cloud to replace the local storage of the computer is becoming increasingly clear. Zhang Ping's article represents the industry's mainstream view of the personal cloud storage market.

The following is the full text:

Personal cloud is an extension of cloud computing in the personal domain: Internet-centered personal information processing, that is, the organization, storage, distribution and reprocessing of personal information through the Internet. As with all "clouds," personal clouds consist of servers, terminals, applications, and personal information. Personal information is stored on the server, calculated by the web application running there, and provided to PCs, tablets, smartphones, Internet TV and other terminals via the network interface. The terminal accesses personal cloud services through client software such as a web browser.

Personal clouds have the same characteristics as common cloud computing, such as sharing, random access, and scalability. Personal information not only for their own use, but also for friends and relatives, public use, so as to achieve the social value of personal information. Any form of networked terminals, such as personal computers, tablets, smart phones, Internet TV, etc., can access personal information anytime, anywhere. Personal cloud can be flexibly extended without changing the infrastructure to support more personal information and processing methods.

Personal cloud also has the same characteristics with the general cloud computing. This is determined by the characteristics of personal information. Personal information is private and requires high security. Personal has a lot of pictures, videos and other multimedia information, requiring large storage capacity, and can be extended. Most individuals are not professionals, do not have complex information processing, do not need too much computing power, but pay attention to ease of use. Therefore, personal cloud computing has the characteristics of "fooling", large capacity, high security and so on.

Personal cloud personal home page, personal cloud storage, personal (mobile) information management and other services. Personal Home Page Service is an integrated service that displays personal images, shares personal information and communicates with friends through the Internet. Personal cloud storage service is a service that uploads, downloads and shares personal files via the Internet, commonly referred to as a network USB flash drive, a wireless USB flash drive, and the like. Most personal information management services for mobile devices, providing contacts, calendars, notepads, bookmarks and other information storage and synchronization services.

As an important application of cloud computing, personal cloud storage has gradually come into people's lives, and has been widely concerned. Whether it is cloud-based cloud storage class or notes cloud storage, its wonderful far beyond the boundaries of storage. The great development of cloud storage has not only promoted the outbreak of big data, but also benefited from the rapid development of mobile terminals and mobile Internet and the gradual maturity of cloud computing technology. As more and more software and data migrate to "the cloud," the trend for personal clouds to replace local storage on the PC is becoming clearer.

As a new area of ​​cloud computing, personal cloud also faces many challenges. With the utility of cloud computing bringing a new experience to traditional computer users, the demand for computing and storage capacity continues to increase, and the harshness of equipment system security will also increase in the future. Although the problems are numerous, the future of personal cloud is worth the wait. With the advent of multi-screen era, all electronic products are likely to become cloud terminals. Personal cloud services will break this limitation and truly enable content access and sharing among different devices.