Title: CLOUD STORAGE

Organizational pattern: Topical order

General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the history of cloud storage, the type and
advantages of cloud storage.
Central Idea: Cloud storage is a service storing data online so that we can access it from
any place without actually carrying the data servers with us.
Introduction
I.

Imagine from the paper to the cloud. What is the Cloud? Moving to the cloud.
Running in the cloud. Stored in the cloud. Accessed from the cloud: these days is
seems like everything is happening in the cloud. But what exactly is this

II.

nebulous concept?
The short answer is that it's somewhere at the other end of your internet
connection; a place where you can access apps and services, and where your

III.

data can be stored securely.

I have used the Cloud and satisfied how the service managed, maintain and

IV.

backup my data.
Today I would like to inform you about the history of cloud storage, the type and
advantages of cloud storage.

(Transition: Lets start with the history of cloud storage)

Body
I.

Cloud storage may seem like a relatively new term to you right, but it builds upon
many years of distributed technologies.
A. Cloud storage actually was created in 1960s.
1. A man called Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider was one of Americas leading
computer scientists.
2. He funded the creation of ARPANET in the late 60s which offered
universities the ability to access files from a remote device.
3. According to the Misty E. Vermaat, author of Discovering Computers
2016, the network called ARPANET become functional in September
1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the United
States.

B. The actual term "cloud" borrows from telephony.

1. Telecommunications companies, who until the 1990s primarily offered
point-to-point data circuits, began offering Virtual Private Network (VPN)
services with a comparable quality of service but at a much lower cost.
2. By switching traffic to balance load as they saw fit, they were able to use
their overall network bandwidth more effectively.
3. They used the cloud symbol to mark the point between the infrastructure
that was the responsibility of the provider, and where the user took over.
C. Amazon played an important role in the development of cloud storage.
1. They updating and modernising their data centres, which at the time, like
most computer networks, were using only 10% of their capacity at any
one time.
2. The new cloud architecture resulted in significant improvements in internal
efficiency since small, fast-moving teams could add new features and
applications more quickly and easily.
3. Amazon initiated a new product development effort to provide cloud
storage to external customers, and launched Amazon Web Service (AWS)
on a utility computing basis in 2006.
(Transition: Now you know something about the history of cloud storage, lets move to
the types of cloud storage)
II.

There are three basic types of cloud data storage: personal, public, and hybrid
cloud storage.
A. Private Storage.
1. This system is designed for one person or company that is specific to your
needs.
2. These types of cloud storage comes in two formats: on-premise and
externally hosted. Both work good, but primarily for businesses, not
individuals, unless you are running a smaller home-based company.
3. You have more administrative control and can design the system to what
you want it to accomplish in the way of business needs.

B. Public Storage.
1. This is a cloud service that requires little administrative controls and can
be accessed online by any anyone you authorize.
2. You get the same security, but dont need to maintain the system as much
as you would with a private cloud.
3. You dont need a rigid integration with your business needs or private
storage concerns.
C. Hybrid cloud storage.
1. Hybrid clouds offers a combination of private and public clouds.
2. You can customize your features and insert the applications that meet
your needs, as well as the resources that work for you.
3. The most important data can be kept on a private cloud, while the less
important data can be stored on a public cloud and accessed by a host of
people remotely.
(Transition: Given the types of cloud storage, Im sure you are wondering the advantages
of cloud storage)
III.

There are several benefits that I can highlight here for you.
A. Access your documents anywhere.
1. Cloud storage enables you to open a document on any of your devices
and in any location.
2. No longer are your documents in the wrong place; providing you have
internet access, you have your documents.
3. This universal access gives you the flexibility to work where and when you
want.
B. Work with others in anywhere.
1. The capability allowing multiple people to collaborate and work on a
document at the same time is revolutionising how teams work.
2. This new affordance can deliver terrific improvements in efficiency.
3. Typically, writing bids or tender documents can takes weeks to prepare as
the document is passed between departments and authors; this can be
reduced to a few days when all parties can work on the same document
at the same time.

C. Data security is a priority.

1. Storing your data in the cloud introduces a new set of risks, but you can
mitigate them using techniques such as data encryption, automation and
password devices on your smart phone.
2. The result is that cloud storage typically has a lower risk profile than the
server in the back of your office.
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