Have you ever been hesitant when purchasing a mobile device because the capacity is so tiny? Look at those great iPhones and the new iPad for example: how come they only come with 16Gb of storage? Why is it that the smart people at Apple who could design such a great tool like an iPhone in the first place couldn't figure out users need more space? When a terabyte of external hard disk is becoming a commodity, how can they still sell models that only ship with 16Gb or 64Gb? Does it mean that they want us to filter out the most important music or files that we want on our mobile devices? Or is it just that capacity is still pricey with those small and thin devices that it would radically change the design if they want to add more?

Those are questions that I can't answer but do always wonder when I see all those beautiful mobile devices that only come with such a small capacity. I'm sure you have also pondered this yourself at some point.

If we look further, the iPhone, for example, has been out for years. I just can't fathom why they haven't yet increased the storage capacity of such a wonderful device. However, there is also the fact that Apple has set up and launched iCloud - where files can be stored in the cloud. In fact, most mobile device manufacturers are proposing a cloud counterpart to allow their users to host everything in the cloud. At the same time, data connection is getting more and more powerful with 3G (and now 4G) networks. Telco's data plan is offering interesting choices so that we can stream music from the cloud or send our files there for hosting purposes.

But does this mean that every mobile device user should subscribe to great data plans so as to be able to stream their music or retrieve their files from the cloud? Sounds like this is the way things are going to be moving forward. In fact, cloud storage is getting cheaper- and one can buy more storage whenever you want. Viewed from that perspective, users can now get tens or hundreds of Terabytes of storage on the cloud while keeping a strong backup policy - this now becomes more interesting, especially when you have been relying on that terabyte external hard disk that may fail or become faulty. I'm sure you already know someone in your entourage who's already lost important pictures or files that they stored on external hard drive.

So if we step back and look at the bigger picture, it makes sense to leverage onto the cloud to complement the lack of storage that is available on those great mobile devices that most people are using nowadays. Moreover, one of the biggest strengths of storing your data on the cloud is that it's still safe should your mobile device become faulty or even worse - has been stolen: and God only knows those great smartphones and tablets are loved by burglars and thieves. So finally, the reasoning for the tiny storage on these great devices may be down to developing technology, or could be part of a bigger plan. Either way, moving your data to the cloud seems to be the way technology is heading and in my opinion it's a smart move to keep your data safe, available and of course for accessing almost unlimited storage.

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