Old ways of backup systems
Local Backup
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External Hard Disk
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Cloud Storage
iCloud
• Service model in which data is
maintained, managed and backed up
remotely.
• Available to users over a network(typically
internet).
• Stores your music, photos, documents and more.
• Wirelessly pushes them to all your devices.
Automatic, effortless.
• Automatically and securely stores your content so it's
always available to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or
PC.
• Gives you access to your music, apps, latest photos, and
more from whichever device you are using.
• No syncing required. No management required. In
fact, no anything required. iCloud does it all for you.
• 5 GB free storage, if needed more can be purchased
right from device.
• Every apple devices with iOS 5 and later are ready for
iCloud.
• iCloud is easy to use, and requires less setting up.
iCloud
Parameters iCloud Dropbox Google
Drive
Free Space 5 GB 2 GB 5 GB
Premium Space $100/year for
50 GB
$99/year for 100 GB $59.88/year for
100 GB
File Size Limit 25 MB Unlimited 10 GB
Platforms Mac,iOS,Windows Windows, Mac, Linux,
iOs, Android,
Blackberry
Windows, Mac, iOS,
Android
• Make sure your device is running iOS5. If not
update to iOS5.
• Turn on iCloud and set up iCloud.
• Once done it automatically backup data.
• Whenever device connected to wifi and to
power source.