Then, the business is far more likely to pony-up for the subscription once they realize what happened when they weren't looking.įor the record (since my reply seems a bit snarky), I don't blame the cloud storage providers for taking this approach. Knowing how squeamish the second point makes most IT folks, the cloud storage providers LOVE to give away the limited/free accounts to get people hooked on the functionality.

Do you want to control the 3rd party (Box, DropBox, Google Drive, etc.) accounts where your company's intellectual property is being stored, or are you okay with a terminated employee having all that information after they've left.

'limited/free' version is significantly differentiated by: Check back here on Friday for a closer look.For many of the cloud file-sharing solutions, the 'business/paid' vs. One new initiative we hope to make available later this year, Project Harmony, will let you see who’s editing a file, have a conversation with other editors, and keep copies in sync - all right inside the apps you already use. And we're exploring new ways to make working together great. And they’re excited, too:Īs these companies have learned, collaboration with Dropbox is as easy as putting something in a folder. It’s a really exciting time to build Dropbox for Business and bring it to companies of all sizes.

Remote wipe helps protect confidential information, account transfer helps you maintain business continuity, and sharing audit logs let you track how your Dropbox for Business information is being accessed. We did this to give admins more visibility and control over their company’s data. Users can easily access both Dropboxes from any of their devices. We’ve rebuilt the product to give users one Dropbox for personal stuff and another for work stuff. We’re happy to announce that starting today, the all-new Dropbox for Business is available to everyone.

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