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How Hivenet’s cloud storage works
Welcome to Hivenet Academy—your go-to space for understanding how Hivenet is smarter, safer, and greener. In this brief introductory article, we’ll cover how our distributed cloud storage works, why it matters and how it benefits you.
Looking for technical details? Check out the full Help Center article here.
Why distributed cloud storage matters
Think about streaming movies, backing up photos or working on big projects. Traditional cloud storage relies on massive data centers—energy hungry and single points of failure. When a server goes down, access gets disrupted.
Hivenet changes that. By using everyday devices for storage and computing our distributed model reduces energy consumption, increases security and keeps your data available even when some devices go offline. It's a sustainable solution for real world reliability.
How Hivenet’s cloud storage works
This section gives you a quick look at how Hivenet keeps your data secure, accessible and sustainable. Want all the technical details? Visit the full Help Center article here.
1. Storing your data
When you upload a file it first goes to a helper node. This step is critical for smooth processing and reliable distribution. By temporarily holding files before splitting them into encrypted fragments the helper node reduces bottlenecks, boosts upload speed and ensures efficient distribution—unlike traditional storage models that rely on single data centers.
2. Security through encryption
Each file fragment is encrypted with industry standard AES-256 encryption before distribution. AES-256 is known for its strong security, protecting sensitive data from brute force attacks. Since no single device holds a complete file your data stays private and secure. Secure key management protocols add another layer of protection ensuring encryption keys are safe from unauthorized access.
3. Resilience by design
File fragments are stored across multiple nodes. Imagine you’re travelling and trying to access a file. Some nodes hosting your data fragments might go offline due to connectivity issues. Thanks to Hivenet’s redundancy system identical fragments stored on other active nodes will fill the gap and ensure uninterrupted access. Your data stays safe and available no matter what happens to individual nodes.
What makes Hivenet different
Hivenet addresses common cloud storage issues like high costs, security risks, and limited accessibility. Unlike traditional providers that rely on centralized data centers Hivenet uses distributed storage powered by everyday devices—reducing costs and increasing reliability. For example a freelance video editor could use Hivenet’s fast distributed access to retrieve large project files without delay even while travelling. By rethinking cloud storage, Hivenet is:
- Affordable: Use existing devices not expensive data centers.
- Sustainable: Fewer data centers means smaller carbon footprint.
- Secure: Encryption at every step protects your data.
- Reliable: Your data is available anytime from any device.
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