Online file storage sites

sadievan · 07-31-2013, 09:57 PM

Anyone have a recommendation for a good file storage site for a business. Don't think Dropbox, SugarSync, etc will work for what we want. Would like to have something that we could give only certain employees 'permissions' to access a folder and allow them to edit the files in the folder. Would like for it to prevent 2 people from opening and editing the files at the same time. Most offerings I have come across will allow me to set 'permissions' for certain people but will not prevent more than one person from opening and editing a file at the same time. Have looked onto Google, but each would have to have a Google account. The owners don't want that.

SleepyBob · 08-01-2013, 11:29 AM

Sounds like SharePoint to me.

David Munch · 08-01-2013, 02:08 PM

Dropbox can do what you request.

theducks · 08-01-2013, 03:21 PM

A local company

https://www.box.com/business/

Purple Lady · 08-01-2013, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SleepyBob

Sounds like SharePoint to me.

+1 .

susan_cassidy · 08-01-2013, 08:22 PM

Amazon has cloud storage available.

jgaiser · 08-01-2013, 09:59 PM

I just noticed this afternoon that Dropbox has business accounts now. Something to check out, anyway.

HarryT · 08-02-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SleepyBob

Sounds like SharePoint to me.

Yes, this is precisely what Sharepoint is intended for. My (large) employer uses it with great success.

sadievan · 08-05-2013, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SleepyBob

Sounds like SharePoint to me.

Thanks. Tried to find some info on Sharepoint but their site doesn't have it laid out very well.

sadievan · 08-05-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by David Munch

Dropbox can do what you request.

Yes. Looked into Dropbox but they are very expensive. Beyond our budget. Also, Dropbox does not prevent 2 people from opening the file at the same time.

sadievan · 08-05-2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

A local company

https://www.box.com/business/

Box.com looks very nice but the price tag is way beyond our budget.

sadievan · 08-05-2013, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes, this is precisely what Sharepoint is intended for. My (large) employer uses it with great success.

Will try to find more info on Sharepoint. Their site doesn't spell it out very well. Or maybe I'm just not looking in the right spot. Do you know if you have to have Office 365 to use it?

HarryT · 08-06-2013, 04:30 AM

No, you use Sharepoint with a web browser. You can use it to store any type of files. My employer uses it as a document repository for all the projects we're working on, all our process documents, and so on.

If you say that sites like Dropbox are beyond your budget, however, I strongly suspect that Sharepoint will also be. It's an "Enterprise" solution designed for large organisations.

latepaul · 08-06-2013, 08:29 AM

I've never really used it by I signed up for a free 10Gb at alfresco.com a while back. I believe this is based around document management etc rather than just pure cloud storage. Might be worth a look.

sadievan · 08-06-2013, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by latepaul

I've never really used it by I signed up for a free 10Gb at alfresco.com a while back. I believe this is based around document management etc rather than just pure cloud storage. Might be worth a look.

Thanks. Will check it out.

07-31-2013, 09:57 PM	#1
sadievan Wizard Posts: 1,933 Karma: 5477576 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone, Kobo LC	Online file storage sites Anyone have a recommendation for a good file storage site for a business. Don't think Dropbox, SugarSync, etc will work for what we want. Would like to have something that we could give only certain employees 'permissions' to access a folder and allow them to edit the files in the folder. Would like for it to prevent 2 people from opening and editing the files at the same time. Most offerings I have come across will allow me to set 'permissions' for certain people but will not prevent more than one person from opening and editing a file at the same time. Have looked onto Google, but each would have to have a Google account. The owners don't want that.

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latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	I've never really used it by I signed up for a free 10Gb at alfresco.com a while back. I believe this is based around document management etc rather than just pure cloud storage. Might be worth a look.