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<p>Cloud storage is a model of <a href="/facts/Computer_data_storage/wPHKFpdx">computer data storage</a> in which <a href="/facts/Digital_data/JChckAvr">data</a>, said to be on "the cloud", is stored <a href="/facts/Teleoperation/bpYyorPE">remotely</a> in logical <a href="/facts/Pooling_(resource_management)/oQgHXfdk">pools</a> and is accessible to users over a network, typically the <a href="/facts/Internet/Xw1rVvJU">Internet</a>. The <a href="/facts/Storage_virtualization/59AlfJSY">physical storage</a> spans multiple <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">servers</a> (sometimes in multiple locations), and the physical environment is typically owned and managed by a <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a> provider. These cloud storage providers are responsible for keeping the data <a href="/facts/Availability/l8SGSyyf">available</a> and <a href="/facts/Data_access/j7m1xs1U">accessible</a>, and the physical environment secured, protected, and running. People and organizations buy or lease storage capacity from the providers to store user, organization, or application data. </p><p><a href="/facts/Cloud_storage_service/AWz9wQt8">Cloud storage services</a> may be accessed through a <a href="/facts/Colocation_centre/ImV12m22">colocated</a> <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a> service, a <a href="/facts/Web_service/qxrwqB3D">web service</a> <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">application programming interface</a> (API) or by applications that use the API, such as <a href="/facts/Cloud_desktop/EsXxMyfa">cloud desktop</a> storage, a <a href="/facts/Cloud_storage_gateway/94RXzkP1">cloud storage gateway</a> or <a href="/facts/World_Wide_Web/wvnTrWFq">Web</a>-based <a href="/facts/Content_management_system/CCk4vIxV">content management systems</a>. </p>