Posts tagged ‘SkyDrive’
CRN skeptical of SkyDrive
Channel Web ran a story today that went over the recently unveiled SkyDrive from Microsoft. The article was a little harsh, highlighting the problems SkyDrive would present for any enterprise or small business, and including this relatively damning quote:
“After extensive review, not only does the CRN Test Center not recommend SkyDrive, but it would also be advisable for VARs to suggest their clients block its access through content filters.”
Tough, but based on the security/compliance questions, perhaps accurate. This sort of logic flies in the face of the “everything will be free” movement, but might identify a real need in the market…
Daily Roundup for March 24th, 2008 – JungleDisk, LiveSpaces, and backup options…
Today’s interesting stories include…
- An interview with Dave Wright, the founder and architect of JungleDisk (one of the early front ends for Amazon’s S3)
- PC World discusses Microsoft’s Live Workspaces, with a focus on how the Redmond-based behemoth will leverage the product to bolster the highly successful Office suite against competition from Google Docs and Zoho
- A nice primer on the different ways to backup, both online and offline from the eBlox ecommerce blog
Cloud Storage: Keep it in the Cloud 