云端储存是指云端运算架构中的储存部分，从底层的IaaS、中层PaaS到顶层SaaS都可以看到其身影，其中尤以底层储存资源的网路服务化最为重要。或许可以简单地说，云端储存就是储存即服务的意思。
两年之前，任何一个思维正常的IT业的管理人员都不会告诉他的合作伙伴说他们在用云端储存数据。
Two years ago, no IT manager in his right mind would tell a business stakeholder their data was in the cloud, Hagglund said.
“当你需要大量的存储空间时，最好的方法仍然是使用外部存储器”他说道，“人们始终害怕云端储存服务会出现问题。”
"When you need a lot of space, the best value is still going to be external storage," he said. "there's also a fear out there that the [cloud-based] service could go down."
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