file sync
Self-Hosted File Sync Solution ownCloud Goes Commercial
techcrunch.com
People love Dropbox and similar services, but companies — especially large enterprises in regulated industries — have an understandable aversion to file sync services: they allow company data on servers “out there” in the cloud, no longer under company control. ownCloud, essentially an open source, self-hosted Dropbox, has a unique...
Steve Jobs was right: Dropbox is a feature, not a product
pandodaily.com
I’ve always been a big fan and committed user of Dropbox. Over the last couple years the handy file-sync app has gotten me out of many scrapes—when I need to access six-month-old interview notes when I’m out of town, it’s always a thrill to find them in my Dropbox. Along...
'Tangible' transfer concept would let you swipe files directly from MacBook to iPhone
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Transferring files between devices isn't always easy, and designer Ishac Bertran thinks one of the biggest problems is that there's no "tangible connection" in a file sync. In order to fix it, he created the concept video below. His imagined system would let a user transfer files simply by...
Why You Should Really Give Microsoft SkyDrive A Try (MSFT, GOOG)
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Google is supposedly announcing its online file storage service, GDrive, next week. But there's already an alternative, and you really should try it. It's Microsoft's SkyDrive, and it combines online storage with freebie versions of several Office apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint ,and One Note. SkyDrive is accessible via any...
Huddle Sync brings smart recommendation technology to enterprise file sync
thenextweb.com
Huddle, the online collaboration service aimed at businesses, has today announced Huddle Sync, a service that solves the same problem as Dropbox at its ilk – syncing files across multiple devices – but at enterprise scale and with some intelligent recommendation technology thrown into the mix, too. On a basic level,...
Box adds more enterprise perks to cloud storage
gigaom.com
Cloud storage provider Box is adding more enterprise-class features to its storage service including a more advanced administrative console, enterprise-wide search, and the ability to support multiple email domains in a single account. The new features are available in beta form as of Thursday. The Los Altos, Calif., company, which claims 11 million...
Huddle gets in sync with new, enterprise-grade file-syncing tools
venturebeat.com
Huddle is today unveiling an intelligent file synchronization tool intended for use in large enterprises. Huddle Sync, currently in private beta, is intended to let every worker in an organization gain secure access to the company’s treasure trove of data and files; it then syncs only relevant documents to...
Microsoft details SkyDrive Metro app for Windows 8
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Microsoft on Monday announced that a SkyDrive Metro app will be available for Windows 8. Windows users were previously able to save files to the SkyDrive website and then had the ability to access and/or share them throughout the Web. The next release of SkyDrive, however, will combine the...
Files in the cloud: Feature, product or company?
gigaom.com
Box CEO Aaron LevieA few months ago, Bill Gurley wrote a post about Benchmark’s investment in Dropbox, and why Dropbox’s cloud-based file synchronization is a major disruptor. Many disagreed, quoting Steve Jobs’ assertion that file sync is a feature, not a product. As a feature, the assumption was that it...
Huddle Launches Intelligent Sync Tool to Rival Sharepoint
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Huddle CEO claims that the company's new tool is the first to offer enterprise-grade cloud file sync...
Microsoft confirms massive SkyDrive upgrades, Windows 8 app
thenextweb.com
As we reported some days past, Microsoft has big plans for its SkyDrive cloud storage product. Today in an announcement on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft confirmed desktop sync, a SkyDrive Metro app, and remote file retrieval. The Windows 8 Metro app will be integrated with the Search Charm built...
Google Drive comes to Chrome OS
news.cnet.com
Chromebook previously suffered from storage systems that were small and isolated from the cloud. But now the browser-based operating system is integrated with Google's online file sync service. [Read more]...
Definitely adding this app RT @chadbrandt: Dropbox brings its uber-easy file sync app to the Android Market http://bit.ly/cGoR8A - At Last!!
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Definitely adding this app RT @chadbrandt: Dropbox brings its uber-easy file sync app to the Android Market http://bit.ly/cGoR8A - At Last!!
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