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4 Advancements That Led to Decentralized Cloud StorageCategory: Data
Interestingly enough, most of the technology used to build a decentralized cloud storage network today has been available for decades. The fact that decentralized cloud storage is viable is mostly because of the growth of storage capacity available at the edge and the incredible increases we’ve made across the globe in bandwidth.
It is similar to BitTorrent in that it allows users to receive and host content, but it is unique in that it is a decentralized system of user-operators.
Some of our favorite decentralized projects that helped pave the way for decentralized cloud storage are early systems, like Freenet, Gnutella and Mojo Nation — of which alums went on to build BitTorrent, Tahoe LAFS, and ZCash — and of course IPFS.
That is where available bandwidth comes into play and why this is still our No. 1 advancement for enabling decentralized storage that is fast and scalable.
It is similar to BitTorrent in that it allows users to receive and host content, but it is unique in that it is a decentralized system of user-operators.
Some of our favorite decentralized projects that helped pave the way for decentralized cloud storage are early systems, like Freenet, Gnutella and Mojo Nation — of which alums went on to build BitTorrent, Tahoe LAFS, and ZCash — and of course IPFS.
That is where available bandwidth comes into play and why this is still our No. 1 advancement for enabling decentralized storage that is fast and scalable.
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