What is meant by Storage?
The term "Storage" refers to the act of saving and managing data or information within a system or application. Storage allows for long-term data preservation, retrieval when needed, and preparation for future use or analysis. Storage solutions can take various forms, such as local storage on hard drives, network storage, or cloud storage.
Typical software functions in the area of "Storage":
- Data Storage: Saving data in a structured or unstructured format, depending on the application’s requirements.
- Data Management: Managing and organizing stored data, including categorization, indexing, and linking records.
- Backup Management: Creating and managing backups to prevent data loss due to system failures, data corruption, or human error.
- Data Recovery: Functionality for restoring data from backups in the event of data loss or system outages.
- Access Control: Managing user permissions and access rights to stored data to ensure data security and confidentiality.
- Encryption: Ensuring that stored data is protected through encryption to prevent unauthorized access.
- Data Archiving: Long-term storage of data for historical reference or legal requirements, often in a less accessible form.
- Storage Management: Monitoring and managing available storage space, including optimizing storage use and addressing storage bottlenecks.
