Cycle Team race tracking data protected via file hosting

Garden is not only in the office, but also everywhere where things are measured, analysed and evaluated. In sport, this is a very big topic and nowadays, operations such as in cycling racing have become more data intensive than it was a few years ago. Accordingly, it is not only requirements for the technology and the measurement itself, such as for lap times or also track courses and optimal driving curves, that have to be taken into account here. File and data management and safekeeping, as well as protection against loss of rates and compliance with data protection guidelines, are all issues that need to be taken care of these days. There are a few new and straightforward solutions that can be used to store and share sports data in an uncomplicated yet secure way.

Why we need file hosting solutions for safe data

For our cycling team, we need regular training and analysis of performances and we separate a reliable place where we can store and retrieve the files. In addition, the data base must be safe from loss or damage. Accordingly, we opted for a system in the cloud because everything can be stored there regardless of the vulnerability of individual system components.

The choice of the right service was not that easy and we first had to familiarise ourselves with the topic. In the meantime, we are proud of the fact that we can manage a regular procedural storage of the accrued files almost completely automatically. If you imagine that you are either riding in a vehicle or posted at the side of the track during the cycling event, there are a few peculiarities that have to be taken into account. As a rule, you are placed with a laptop on your knees and connected via a mobile network. The service on the other side has to be correspondingly high-performance and reliable.

Cycle team’s data protected in cloud

Data is synchronised with the system either after capture or in real time. For this purpose, there is a constant data stream and a buffer that stores the sports events on the server at regular intervals and thus protects them from loss. Crucial and absolutely relevant was a solution that is located in the cloud and thus correspondingly safe from failures and data loss. There are some very expensive options, but there are also offers from smaller companies that cost very little and offer a lot of performance in the basic package.

Small services for file hosting

We decided on a small service in a test phase because we did not want to incur any major financial liabilities. In the end, this has convinced and helped us a lot, because we get along very well with the system in the race operation with our riders. At the individual cycling races, we are permanently present with a laptop and can store measured data quickly and easily and also make it available to our colleagues.

Sports data and analytics stored and shared online

From our point of view, a lot of data has to be stored securely and permanently, especially in sports operations and thus not least in the field of cycling. We know very well that we are not alone with this requirement and regularly exchange information with colleagues from other racing teams. Therefore, we can say with a clear conscience that a file hosting solution in the cloud makes sense for many teams and we are no longer the only ones who use such a solution.