File Hosting Service

A File Hosting Service is a storage-as-a-service that is a cloud-based service.

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• Example(s):
  • a Cloud-bsed File Hosting Service, such as: Amazon S3, DropBox Service, Box Service.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a On-Premise Storage Solution.
  • a Database Service.
• See: File Service, Digital File, Online File Hosting Service, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

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References

2011

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_storage
  • A file hosting service, online file storage provider, or cyberlocker is an Internet hosting service specifically designed to host user files. Typically they allow HTTP and FTP access. Related services are content-displaying hosting services (i.e. video, image, audio/music), virtual storage, and remote backup.

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