Many organizations have had challenges with data storage. The new technological advances have brought a new twist on how to store data. Hackers, on the other hand, have made data storage a sophisticated process that needs to be secured. Traditionally, data storage meant making copies of documents, emails, photos and applications and then storing them in a drawer or a safety deposit box. However, a lot has changed with advances in technology.

Data storage

Optical disks

Optical disks are probably the most common storage means for video and data files in the recent past. The writable Blu-ray discs, DVDs, and CDs are readily available in the market. The CDs can hold data up to 700Mbs while the DVDs can hold up to 4.7 GB of data. The Blu-ray disks have a larger capacity of about 25 GB. The challenge that this optical disks face is the fact that they have limited storage capacity and can become bulky in cases where one has a lot of data to be stored. Some Notebook PCs do not even have the disk compartments making their use a big challenge.

External hard drives

External hard drives are probably the cheapest data storage products in the market. One can get up to one terabyte of storage capacity at very affordable rates. They are mechanical devices that spin at very high speeds and made of very complex circuit designs. The advantage that the external hard drives have over the optical disks is that they are faster to …