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Can Dropbox Buy Its Way into the Enterprise?
OK, we admit that we’re being a bit sarcastic here, but we actually have enough information to present a pretty good case around Dropbox trying to buy its way into the Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) market.
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Do Sync & Share Files Belong on Public Clouds?
With public cloud storage costs quickly heading toward zero, it may not make sense for some Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) providers to store customer files in their own data centers. Last night news broke that EFSS provider Egnyte will now leverage Google Cloud Services to store client files.
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On the Eve of Box's IPO, Dropbox Raises Its Enterprise Play
While the battle between BYOD and company issued mobile devices is pretty much over (BYOD takes it all), the competition between Enterprise File Sync & Share providers seems to be getting more and more intense. It’s a bit unfortunate for Aaron Levie’s once red hot Box which is trying to
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Sync This, Share That: What's Up in EFSS
We know that we don’t have to tell you that the day when every worker at your company stores his content in the cloud isn’t too far away. In fact, at some enterprises, it’s already here.
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Cloud Storage, Shadow IT and the Real Question to Ask
The battle for file sharing and storage has been happening for a while, but things started heating up when Microsoft decided to offer OneDrive for Business as a standalone service -- it took a direct hit at Box and Dropbox.
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Game On! Industry Responds to OneDrive for Business
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's vision of “Cloud for everyone, on every device” no doubt includes Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS). Earlier this week the company put Box, and almost every other vendor in the space, on notice with a blog post, “Thinking outside of the Box.” Its
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Is Dropbox's Condoleezza Problem Gone?
It was supposed to be a feel-good week for Dropbox. CEO Drew Houston unveiled a handsome stack of new, well-received products. Then he invited Condoleezza Rice to serve on his board. We’ll get to that problem in a second, first a recap of the other Dropbox announcements.
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Dropbox's Enterprise Invasion Starts Now
And there’s a prize inside … Hey CIO, you can stop pulling out your hair, Dropbox is going to help you gain control of your rogue company files. There’s no one that can do this the way Dropbox can -- they claim 275 million (passionate) users.
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Dropbox Bought Readmill - We Know Why
Or at least we think we know why.
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Is Box Really All That?
Today, at SXSW, Box CEO Aaron Levie revealed that Ashton Kutcher (yes, the Ashton Kutcher) and Guy Oseary (Madonna’s manager) have invested in his company. The investment happened in December, but why announce it then when you can do it just before IPO-time? Opportune, no? On Friday Bloomberg reported that
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Does Dropbox for Business Have a Secret Weapon?
Dropbox for Business launched in the middle of last year, rebranding its "Teams" product to appeal more to the larger enterprise customers. Since then uptake has been steady, with Dropbox claiming 4 million business users worldwide.
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Exclusive: EMC Syncplicity is About to Cozy Up to SharePoint #SPC14
Some cloud-based file sync and share vendors bill themselves as replacements for SharePoint. Syncplicity isn’t one of them. The rockin’ hot EMC subsidiary has all of the good things that great start-ups are known for, plus a keen understanding of how enterprises operate and their requirements.
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Dropbox Gets Big Bucks, Box Gets Talent, Syncplicity Gets Analytical
These are golden days for enterprise (and wanna be enterprise) IT vendors, especially for those that offer consumer-like experiences in the cloud. You don’t have to look any further than the (now confirmed) $350 million Dropbox raised last month to prove it.
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Look Out Box, EMC Syncplicity, IBM: Could $250M Fill Dropbox's Enterprise Gap?
Dropbox wants to be the cloud solution enterprises turn to for online file sharing, but there’s a problem. At many companies, workers are prohibited from accessing the service.
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