Dropbox Security Issues–IT has itself to Blame
So Dropbox, the file sharing, backup and sync service that has been setting the world on fire, seems to have had some serious problems of late. It seems a large number of users have received spam e-mails and, in response, Dropbox has bought in a SWAT team of security experts
Primadesk Brings One Interface to Cloud Content
Those who call ourselves early adopters have a tendency to sign up to services on a regular basis. If I think about where my own content sits – I have images in Picasa, Flickr and Facebook. Documents in Google Drive, DropBox, Box and Syncplicity, contacts in at least a couple
On Google Drive, and Core Focus, and Dropbox
News today (admittedly for the umpteenth time in the last few years) that Google looks likely to finally roll out its cloud storage product, G Drive. According to the WSJ; Drive allows people to store photos, documents and videos on Google’s servers so that they could be accessible from any
Syncplicity moves to Document Lifecycle and Workflow
I use a bunch of document and file synchronization, backup and collaboration tools. From SugarSync to Box.net, from Dropbox to Syncplicity I’ve pretty much used, and currently use, them all. One of the things that interests me from a business strategy perspective, is how companies that primarily sit in the backup and synchronization space manage […]
Syncplicity Reseller Program: Will It Work?
Syncplicity (see previous CloudAve coverage), the cloud based file storage and management company, today revamped their channel strategy by opening up a Reseller Program. This is a step up from the referral programs that usually offer an one time referral fees and designed to maintain an ongoing relationship with their resellers. This will allow IT […]
Syncplicity Enhances Their Business Edition To Compete Harder In The Crowded Marketplace
Syncplicity (see previous CloudAve coverage), the cloud based file storage and management company, yesterday announced the release of additional features for their Business Edition. This will help them compete harder with services like Sugarsync, Box.Net, etc. in the business space. With this release, Syncplicity makes it clear that they want to target the corporate accounts. […]
Box Takes on Desktop Sync, the Space Gets Ever More Crowded
I’ve written before about a number of desktop sync products I use – these products help me to keep my life organized across multiple devices (see my Syncplicity posts for example). The fact is that, for me at least, I live on three different laptops, a desktop from time-to-time and one or two mobile devices […]
Differentiating in a Commoditized World: On Syncplicity and Expanz
At the Cloud Connect event in San Jose, Allister Croll gave an excellent presentation, actually as an aside, Croll ran close to half of the Cloud Connect sessions and really did a sterling job of managing the conference. Anyway – in his session Croll was talking about the opportunities for investment in the cloud and […]
Dropbox – Envisaging a Future Well Beyond Files
I’ve been talking a lot recently to cloud storage, cloud synchronization and cloud backup vendors (all variations on a theme but they all have a different emphasis to what they do). Recently I had a couple of opportunities to talk with Dropbox, first with founder Drew Houston, and later with recently appointed SVP Marketing and […]
GDrive – A Rose By Any Other Name
I posted late last year about some movements I saw happening in the short term around Google’s long fabled GDrive offering. Well it seems I was right (actually I knew I was right!), this morning Google announced it was allowing upload of any file times to be made within Google docs. While very sensitive to […]
GDrive, Rackspace Cloud Drive, Syncplicity Drive – It’s a Veritable Driving Range up in the Clouds
Anyone who contends that we’re not reaching some kind of critical mass with complete solutions from cloud services should really look at what’s going on behind the scenes. Initially used for just point solutions by way of SaaS, and then infrastructure plays (Gmail replacing exchange, Amazon Web Services for hardware), we’re now rapidly getting to […]
Rage Against the Machine
Disclaimer – The following post includes strong opinions and strong language, It’ll also annoy a small, but ultra-powerful group of individuals. What the hell….. Recently I had the privilege to have a first hand glimpse of the fundraising woes of an internet start-up. Without giving details, it’ll suffice it to say that I spent some […]
The Reality About Changing the World…
One of my self-appointed roles in life is to provide something of a foil to the hyper-optimistic claims of just how fast the world is changing technology wise. Now of course I’m an evangelist for the enabling aspects of technology generally and my pet topic SaaS specifically, but I’m also a realist at a macro […]
Syncplicity Focus Groups: the Bumpy Road from Free to Paid
SaaS providers increasingly find that customer love is not enough to make a living nowadays, but the road from free to premium is bumpy. The search for revenue leads to introducing premium services, starting to charge for previously free ones or shifting focus from the consumer to the business market. The transition is anything but […]
Ma.Gnolia Data Loss, What Have We Learned?
Ma.gnolia , a social bookmarking service is down, lost all their user data and they don’t know if / when they can recover. This is as bad as it can get for any Web 2.0 service (and more importantly for users), and the backlash against Cloud services has already started. Krish will do has a
