Cloud storage case: #cloud decentralization

The cloud storage market is expected to grow by about 20 % over the next five years, to reach nearly 235 billion dollars by 2028. However, it is currently dominated by a handful of huge central service providers – i.e. Amazon (AWS), Google and Microsoft – the current system is loaded, and data loss is increasingly frequent.

Not to mention the manipulation of possible information through these huge central service providers that control a lot of global internet in addition to the government -backed control, and often it has a simple human mistake that can have severe consequences.

In fact, the strength of the central cloud service providers means that the developer’s finger’s slip can lead to the loss of huge data, as it was Australian pension fund issue In May 2024, its balances were accidentally deleted by the Google Cloud team. This slide has wiped $ 125 billion data from Australian retirement savings, which was only recovered because the box itself was cautious with a backup copy.

Great technology can a box, otherwise, delete your data

In fact, central cloud storage providers such as AWS and Google Cloud, for example, are basically black boxes that do not provide any information on how to run the network, there are no guarantees against tampering, nor data alternatives.

In fact, since all the superior players work through subscription models, the data is stored only as long as companies or individuals continue to pay, even if the data is of general importance. One of the reasons that make the Internet suffer from Linkrot(A term for the disappearance of the linked web sites), partly, due to the excessive dependence on the central infrastructure, in addition to the expired fields and the lack of content archiving solutions.

The problem increases the exacerbation of high alteration costs, which closes the consumers of data storage who face bills that they cannot understand. For example, AWS S3 storage bills are complicated due to the various pricing plans for __Storage, transport, retrieval, __INCLUDING to delete data from certain products.

It can be built – which is – is built so that you never lose your data

Thanks to its decentralized nature, inherent effect, and control resistance, Blockchain technology can solve a number of these issues. In fact, we have seen a set of Web3 projects that are trying to meet advanced cloud storage needs to varying degrees.

This includes the IPFS network to store the cloud from counterpart to counterpart. Basically, the file sharing system, IPFS depends on individuals who operate customer programs on their devices to provide storage space. Although it is not central, it does not prevent failure, as it learned many NFT projects in 2021 when Links to their photo files It will not be resolved.

In fact, in the Mars test, the team behind the permanent cloud storage network asked AR.IO about 15,000 ENS records that were randomly chosen that indicate the IPFs content (CIDS) and trying to bring all CID via the main general IPFS gates. Nearly one in four (25 %) either timing or failure at all, while highlighting the extent of availability can depend on the gates that are still temporary storage or data stabilization.

AR.IO – The first permanent cloud network in the world

Other decentralized storage networks come with the same set of problems. Do not provide Sia or Storj, for example, long -term storage assurances, both depend on consumer consumer payments. The only option in the market that was built differently is AR.IO.

Unlike Storj and Sia, the AR.IO team did not pave a network of storage providers, but rather built its product based on a fixed permanent data storage network: Arweave. When storing data on Arweve, consumers pay once and receive a guarantee that their data will be preserved for at least 200 years.

However, the interaction with Arweave can be directly task, especially for those who are not aware of Blockchain technology.

For this reason, AR.IO created a better way to interact with Arweave by running both data download and retrieval – “In” and “Out” from Blockchain. When using AR.IO, technical complications are extracted without compromising the values ​​of the transparency of Web3, controlling control, and self -sovereignty.

AR.IO is the only cloud network to store permanent data

AR.IO has created the first cloud network that allows users permanently storing their data. As long as the data exists, it is still available on Arweave indefinitely thanks to the content -based retrieval and a global network of gates. In comparison, other decentralized storage providers are still dependent on the document retrieval to the site.

At first glance, central service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 may seem cheaper for 1 GB data storage at $ 0.276 per year for $ 9.20 in Arweve. However, assuming regular access to 1,000 requests/month, the tie point is reached after 11 years. This is without calculating the costs saved by reducing the general expenses of the supervisor.

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However, downloading data is just one part of the equation; The other enables the speedy data to retrieve, especially for DAPS. To achieve this, the AR.IO team built a network of independent portal operators who indexed and temporarily storage and providing data based on a network that enhances reliability, ensures great availability, improves system safety, and removes individual points from failure.

Access to developable data

Access is further enhanced by the support of the AR.O computer AO-Central Moody Layer based on Arweave that enables developers to parallel to data flows, scan applications to operate them independently, and interact with data stored in actual time. When storing on AR.IO, developers are not lock in Web3; They can easily integrate and achieve interconnection with Web2 tools.

Another primary product within the permanent cloud network in the AR.IO is the Arweave Name System (ARNS)-DNS and DNS service that is planning human readable names on the Arweave. Unlike other WEB3 naming systems that operate primarily as a wallet address, ARNS is designed to name and can be combined into applications, protocols and websites. If more people are adopted as their DNS model, current Internet problems will be reduced with the link radically rotting thanks to the storage of permanent data, stability, and global access.

The loss of important data can be something of the past

The Internet is an incredible source of knowledge, however, it has not been built to continue, and for this reason – we risk losing huge amounts of it if the data is stored unexpectedly. the Internet archive breaks down In October 2024, when an infiltrator stole a user authentication database with details of more than 31 million users, it was an invitation to wake up to take the democracy of the data more seriously.

Currently, in the United States, we also see a huge amount of data that is deliberately deleted from public records, including health care information and huge quantities of government data. The loss of this data is the loss of knowledge, the historical preservation of the truth, and therefore, our strength. Public data manipulation is to manipulate our society.

Storage of permanent cloud data is the only way that we can ensure that this decisive data is maintained, and AR.IO provides a right, decentralized, decentralized, and controlling cloud storage network. Compared to any other cloud – whether it is on Web2 Giants Google, AWS or Web3’s IPFS – AR.IO alone, individuals and institutions can store and access data without losing or manipulating.

Through our advanced integration operations, the ARNS Passing field service for use, and the fact that we are based on the Arweave “Pay-One Store-Forever” model, AR.IO is in its own category. For those who are interested in safely and durable their data, AR.IO provides a viable and accessible alternative storage solution for central cloud service providers.