Online Storage and File Sharing Solutions

Do you use more than one computer and need to share files across them?

How are you currently storing your important documents?

Do you share documents with other team members or people outside of your business?

Do you have a secure backup service off-site?

Are you currently using any of the following to store and share your data:

USB Sticks
Hard Drives
On Site Network Storage
CD-R’s

The problem with all of these solutions is that if anything were to happen at your office, a break in, fire etc. then all your data could be lost.

Online Cloud Based Solution

If you answered yes to any of the above, then it might be time to consider an alternate online, cloud based solution.

An alternative solution is to consider using an online storage service which enables people and small businesses to store their files on the Internet and easily share it with others. Online Storage Solutions or Cloud Based Technologies are increasingly becoming popular since internet speeds get faster and bandwidth prices are decreasing each year. By doing a back up of all your important data online, you can have peace of mind knowing that your data is safe and can be accessed wherever you are.

The benefit of using online cloud based storage is that it is ideal since it is inexpensive and easily expandable.

Introducing Dropbox

Synonymous with free online storage, is Dropbox. The base account offered by Dropbox enables you to store up to 2GB for free. For most people, this will be more than enough for your personal usage, however if you do require more space, the service is easily expandable and very inexpensive.

Dropbox has become so popular right now that many individuals and businesses are using it. With Dropbox, you can easily store your multimedia files online and share it with another user. Dropbox will give you a desktop alert when a file has been added to the folder you are sharing or when something has changed in your shared folder.

It goes without saying that all businesses dream of growth. However, expanding a business can be really expensive because of the extra space, equipment, network capacity, software licenses etc., needed. By using Cloud Storage, small businesses can easily expand without pouring cash into unnecessary physical storage devices. Just recently, Dropbox has been voted for Best Overall Startup and Best Cloud Service.

I have now been using Dropbox for over a year and I couldn’t run my business without it. I am still using the free account, however they recently launched a team version which I am considering using.

Benefits of Dropbox

Any file you save to Dropbox also instantly saves to your computers, phones, and the Dropbox website.
2GB of Dropbox for free, with subscriptions available up to 100GB.
Your files are always available from the secure Dropbox website.
Dropbox works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.
Works even when offline. You always have your files, whether or not you have a connection.
Dropbox transfers just the parts of a file that change (not the whole thing).
Manually set bandwidth limits — Dropbox won’t hog your connection.

Dropbox will also keep a one-month history of your work giving you even more peace of mind.

How to get Dropbox

We’ve got an arrangement with Dropbox that enables us to provide you with an extra 250mb of free storage giving you a total of 2.25gb when signing up for the first time to Dropbox. Sorry this is not available to existing Dropbox users.

In order to get this extra free storage, simply sign up using the link below.

Conversion Rate Dropbox Sign Up Link

Summary

With the speed at which technology moves, it’s likely that physical storage devices will become obsolete. More and more businesses and individuals will start realising the benefits of saving data in the “cloud”. If you are a business owner and would like to reduce the cost of your storage needs as well as streamline all your data, looking into Cloud Services like that of Dropbox will be hugely beneficial to your company.

Don’t forget if you’d like to get an extra 250mb of data for free click the sign up link below