Comments on: Would-be Box killers queue up new file share features and functions

By: aaronendre

aaronendre — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:16:56 +0000

Tell Nick I say hello! :)

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:21:53 +0000

And Dolly Drive; you forgot to mention the only truly native Mac application for business and home…

By: Xalman Xhan

Xalman Xhan — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:54:23 +0000

Cloud storage is pretty much what any business wants when systems or storage fail – a quick and easy way back to being online and conducting business as usual. Traditional disaster recovery solutions that back up to a secondary data center carry significant infrastructure and management costs, something that many businesses, especially small to mid-sized business, cannot afford. Thus, with cloud storage they get a reduction in costs, including the removal of up-front capital expenditures and a reduction in operating costs by 20 to 50 percent; a predictable, subscription-based pricing model with no hidden or data transfer fees; and a faster route to business value. So in case of a disaster, 'cloud storage solution' doesn't just bring your data back -- but it brings your business back.

By: Szymon Szczesniak

Szymon Szczesniak — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:30:23 +0000

Barb,
I work for CodeTwo. We have just released CodeTwo Public Folders that syncs Outlook and files without the cloud using a direct link, and stores shared files only locally on each PC. The data is shared between the PCs without the middleman (external servers) and is encrypted while it travels over the Internet. So it leaves behind all cloud security issues and storage limits. The program can be downloaded from http://www.codetwo.com/public-folders.

By: Ben Stein

Ben Stein — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:34:13 +0000

Barb – great article, but you’re missing one major player, ionGrid (disclaimer I work for ionGrid). We started with a secure the data instead of the device approach from the beginning and over the course of the last year, we have watched our conversations with CIOs and IT execs pivot how they approach BYOD. Last year, all they cared about was simple device management, but that conversation has progressed to productivity, and now they demand 2 things: secure mobile access to all the corporate files and content mobile workers need to do real work, and a ‘containerized’ approach for the devices they support.

When building the ionGrid Nexus platform, we learned very early that security and compliance officers are not big fans of taking over the whole device just to ensure security and prevent data loss. They want BYODers to be in charge of their devices, and instead, just have have a secure container on their iPads for all things work related – and be able to shut that container down if any threat arises.

By: Stephen Gold

Stephen Gold — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:21:33 +0000

End of the file server?

By: Ken Shaw

Ken Shaw — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:40:07 +0000

Hi Barb – thanks for the coverage. When I was talking about de-dup I was talking about Dropbox. When I mentioned Box, I was saying that they don’t even seem to be encrypting files unless you’re an Enterprise customer. Their website says that you only get AES encryption “at rest” if you’re an Enterprise customer. Crazy!