Bangalore: Thanks to the advent of cloud storage, you don’t have to delete data from your computer to make space for new information, or have to invest on expensive external hard drives or carry around heavy external storage devices to access data. You can even give access rights of your data to those whom you wish to grant the access.

Cloud storage, modeled on cloud computing in terms of agility, scalability, multitenancy and elasticity, lets you access data that is saved on a third party remote storage system or database from anywhere via the Internet. There is a growing population which is relying heavily on cloud storage for data transfer, storage and access.

Setting up your PC as a personal cloud

Your PC can be used as a personal cloud by setting it up for remote access with installing a small server application. There are many free server softwares like LogMeIn for this purpose. It allows users to log in to the account using a Web browser from a computer, phone or tablet and remotely control programs or applications and even transfer and access files.