Security and privacy concerns may be far outweighed for many users by the convenience and appeal of the cloud, but users need to view cloud access as more than just another storage utility on the desktop. That’s according to Derek Labian, CEO of cloud storage service MediaFire. Instead, cloud users need to focus on cloud performance and application functionality, Labian suggests. MediaFire’s founders are committed to using open source software extensively both for development and within the company’s Web applications for media playback.
One trend he missed, undoubtedly by design, is the rise of private cloud alternatives to public clouds. There are obvious unresolvable privacy and security issues of public clouds. If your data is stored on the same server as some criminals, the government may come and haul it away, your files included, and you may never get them back. It's been happening with increased frequency. Private clouds, like the Cloudlocker, avoid this issue. And they stay in your exclusive physical possession. The onset of more private cloud offerings, like the Cloudlocker, may pose the biggest challenge to services like Mr. Labian's.
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MediaFire's Derek Labian: Cloud Storage Is an Everyday Need
Posted by: Jack M. Germain October 15, 2013 05:00 AMSecurity and privacy concerns may be far outweighed for many users by the convenience and appeal of the cloud, but users need to view cloud access as more than just another storage utility on the desktop. That’s according to Derek Labian, CEO of cloud storage service MediaFire. Instead, cloud users need to focus on cloud performance and application functionality, Labian suggests. MediaFire’s founders are committed to using open source software extensively both for development and within the company’s Web applications for media playback.