cloud storage

  • Comparing OneDrive for Business with Google Drive for Work

    Comparing OneDrive for Business with Google Drive for Work

    Microsoft announced in April that it is raising the OneDrive for Business storage for Office 365 business accounts to 1TB, and earlier this week that it will also bump the OneDrive storage to 1TB for Office 365 consumer accounts. At Google I/O this week, Google countered by announcing a new Drive for Work plan with…

  • 1TB of OneDrive data is basically the same as ‘unlimited’

    1TB of OneDrive data is basically the same as ‘unlimited’

    ` It’s like having a limit that you’re only allowed to eat 10 gallons of ice cream per day, or you can only watch 24 hours per day of television. No matter what the subject is, there is a point where a “limit” is so high that for all practical purposes it ceases to function…

  • Box launches revamped Android app and expanded partnership with LG

    Box launches revamped Android app and expanded partnership with LG

    A few months ago Box launched a polished new version of its app for iPhone and iPad. This week was the encore performance, with the release of Box for Android 3.0. While there are still small differences in form and function between different platforms, one of the things that makes Box such a great service…

  • Younity brings Snapchat-like capabilities to the rest of your files

    Younity brings Snapchat-like capabilities to the rest of your files

    Storing data in the cloud has a variety of benefits–most notably that it makes the data conveniently accessible from virtually anywhere and easy to share data without sending huge file attachments via email. Those perks come with some consequences as well, though, because storing data in the cloud exposes it to greater risk, and sharing…

  • Box strategy holds lessons for other businesses

    Box strategy holds lessons for other businesses

    When the topic of cloud storage comes up, Box is usually mentioned as one of the chief players along with rival services like Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, SugarSync, and others. However, storing data in the cloud is one of the only similarities Box has with these competitors, because Box is marching to the beat of…