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Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021

The Verge

After five years of offering unlimited free photo backups at “high quality,” Google Photos will start charging for storage once more than 15 gigs on the account have been used. Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive accounts that haven’t been logged in to for at least two years. Why the change?

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How to choose a photo storage service

The Verge

Back in 2019, photo storage service Flickr changed its previous policy of offering 1TB of free storage to its users, limiting free storage to 1,000 photos instead. Once you hit that 15GB wall, you will have to buy into the Google One service to increase your storage capacity. Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge.

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How to check how much free Google storage you have left

The Verge

While this isn’t a surprise — Google announced its new policy back in November 2020 — it is still depressing to be reminded of the upcoming storage crunch. Google will let you know how much storage space you have left and what it’s being used by. You can find it here. Prices start at $1.99 per month for 100GB.) It’s up to you.

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Smart Watches: Stylish Data Storage or Big Security Risk?

CTOvision

New devices are coming to market every day, offering storage or computing power in a wearable format. Backing up the devices will become increasingly important, as they move from secondary storage to primary, becoming systems of record for important information that is hard to replace. Photo from Revault.io

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How to Manage a Storage Array

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - How to Manage a Storage Array - Information Technology Blog. Storage arrays that you have bought for your business are very easy to manage, but you need to be certain that you have looked into the details. Futureproofing Storage Capacity. Most storage arrays can coexist with each other.

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PSA: you’ve only got a few more weeks to upload unlimited pictures to Google Photos for free

The Verge

Google Photos’ free, unlimited storage is going away on June 1st — which means that you’ve only got a few weeks left to upload all your pictures and videos before the company’s new 15GB cap kicks in. You can, of course, always pay more for Google’s storage once June 1st comes along (prices start at $2 per month for an extra 100GB).

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Zoom serves local data storage – but only for the rich

Dataconomy

Zoom and other major American tech giants like Amazon, TikTok, Microsoft, and Google are responding to increased concerns about data safety and sovereignty, launching initiatives aimed at providing their customers with greater control over their data storage and processing. Enterprise data sovereignty is the latest trend, so what is it?

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