E-Guide SIX ENTERPRISE CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE-SHARING SERVICES TO CONSIDER

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Six enterprise cloud storage and file-sharing services to consider

ach enterprise cloud

storage and

file-sharing service has different capabilities.

This expert E-Guide deep dives into how

to know what you’re getting and how to

make sure it’s the right fit for your company. Uncover 6 of the top

services and what features they offer.

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SIX ENTERPRISE CLOUD STORAGE AND FILE-SHARING

SERVICES TO CONSIDER

Robert Sheldon

When choosing an enterprise cloud storage and file-sharing service, take into account security, manageability and users' ability to access and collaborate on files across multiple platforms.

When it comes to enterprise cloud storage and file-sharing services, com-panies have plenty of options to choose from, and that number is growing every day. It can be difficult enough to narrow down the contenders, let alone pick the one that ticks all the boxes on the checklist. To that end, here are six services aimed at enterprise customers:

BOX

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Box also supports extensive logging and can be scaled for any size business. Box protects folders with multiple layers of security and lets organizations monitor who has seen data in a folder, and when. Folders and their files can also be shared securely across devices. Box also provides integration with Ac-tive Directory.

IT can integrate Box with existing infrastructure -- including mobile device management systems -- and configure third-party apps, such as Microsoft Of-fice and Google Apps, to work with Box.

In addition, Box's collaboration supports versioning, password-protected sharing and workflow management. Users can run Box on Windows and Mac desktops, plus iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices.

CITRIX SHAREFILE

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and integrates with Microsoft Outlook.

ShareFile can integrate with the local network as well. When an organiza-tion uses ShareFile in conjuncorganiza-tion with Citrix StorageZones, an on-premises version of ShareFile, IT can choose to store data within its own data center, in the ShareFile public cloud storage or in a combination of both. This capabil-ity makes it easier to address such issues as compliance, securcapabil-ity and perfor-mance. No matter where IT decides the files are stored, employees can still access, share and sync them on any supported platform, including iOS, Android and BlackBerry.

DROPBOX FOR BUSINESS

Dropbox helped usher in the era of consumer cloud storage and file sharing, thanks to its ease of use, integration with desktop file browsers and mobile support. It's simple to set up, easy to use, syncs files seamlessly and shares files effortlessly. Dropbox also supports lots of devices, performs well and has a good uptime record. It even maintains a version history of each file. Now there's Dropbox for Business (formerly Dropbox for Teams), which supports enterprise collaboration and workflow management.

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providing administrators with deeper visibility into user activity. Administra-tors can set sharing controls at the account level, monitor which devices are connected to the service, view member logins and team invitations, enforce two-step verification, track IP address activity and generate audit reports. Dropbox for Business also supports Active Directory integration, single sign-on capabilities and the ability to block team members' devices and apps. Dropbox for Business also lets admins block activities from suspicious IP addresses. It doesn't provide the same level of granular control and security as some of the more enterprise-oriented services, but it's is a step in the right direction, es-pecially when compared to how the basic Dropbox service has infiltrated the enterprise.

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Egnyte also lets IT control where files are stored: entirely on Egnyte serv-ers, or a hybrid cloud option that utilizes multiple platforms, including Egnyte servers, on-premises storage and other cloud storage services, such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage or Microsoft's Windows Azure.

GOOGLE DRIVE

Google Drive is fully integrated with Google Docs and Gmail, and it provides the ideal collaboration environment for Google Apps customers. Users can share specific files and folders, grant read or write access to those files and sync files across multiple devices. Google Drive provides limited IT management capa-bilities, however. Administrators can add or remove storage for individuals or teams and encrypt data transfers, but they have few options for enforcing in-house security policies, especially at a granular level.

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save them back to the remote computer. SugarSync is available for PC, Mac, the Web and a wide range of mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, Symbian and even the Amazon Kindle Fire. In addition, SugarSync maintains file ver-sions, supports file encryption in transit and in the cloud, provides automatic backups and lets users send any size file from any device.

SugarSync's dashboard provides administrators with a centralized inter-face to manage pooled storage and create user accounts. The dashboard lets admins view each employee's storage usage, configure email notifications, define storage limits, disable accounts and more. Plus, SugarSync provides an Outlook plug-in that lets users send SugarSync links as attachments or back up their attachments to SugarSync storage.

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