Which Cloud Storage Do You Prefer?

[DocGreen]

For the longest time I've been using Dropbox, and haven't really had many complaints... but with so many options I started wondering what everyone else preferred.

If you have any specific reasons for your choice, post them below!

 

[cyabro]

Does Bittorrent Sync count?

 

[cypress]

Dropbox and also CrashPlan.

 

[HFultzjr]

Crash Plan for me.

 

[ATechG]

CrashPlan is really nice. The dual-Cloud / local (free btw) backups are very effective and the interface is quite clear. I also like that large vid files are backed up by default (as opposed to Carbonite).

My company also participates in the CrashPlan ProE reseller program ("Agent"), and the experience is seamless. Great benefits, easy management portal.

 

[Altster]

None of them.

I'm a firm believer in keeping my data near me at all times. If it inconvenient to NOT have access to it when you are away from your storage medium, then so beit!

Do you(s) "REALLY" trust having your data out in the wild? What happens when the service you are using just up and disappears, along with all of your data?

 

[cypress]

Altster you make a great point, but it also goes without saying that if this pertains to us as technicians that we have other layers of backup. I personally use Easeus ToDo for image backup and CrashPlan for cloud back up just as another way. Dropbox is for simple file syncing like word documents and some photos I will share with family members. I will also put some applications on it.

When it comes to what applications I recommend to a client, Dropbox and CrashPlan come to mind. But I prefer local backup over anything.

 

[gikstar]

We provide our own cloud storage for our clients.

 

[atlanticjim]

I use GoogleDrive with Picasa for all my personal photos and personal documents. Also my quicken and turbotax documents go in there. This provides me with access from anywhere, including my phone and tablet since most documents are stored in PDF format. If something is in a spreadsheet or ms word format, it will provide an option to open it in Google Docs.

For disaster protection I use and recommend CrashPlan.

 

[Markverhyden]

Agreed with Alster and gikstar. Roll your own. But that being said out of the third party options Crashplan tops my list.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

To answer your question ..what is your goal, what is your need? Storage for backup? Or a neutral location to access files from multiple devices from anywhere?

To be quite honest...the "security" of cloud hosted sites doesn't bother me. Realistically...the chances of having your information stolen/jacked is thousands of times higher when you store it locally. Just look at how much malware our clients workstations get infected with. Once a workstation on a network is compromised...BAM...all the info on the shares of the network are ripe for the picking. Good malware sits there harvesting this data unnoticed. We just see the stuff clients see and complain about, the entry level basic adware based malware.

 

[ArtemusComputerTechnology]

I use Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, and Box as my favorites but I also host my own cloud storage. Everyone has their own method of data storage.

 

[SilverLeaf]

No love for Spideroak? I seem to be one of the few here that ever mentions it. Cross platform, "zero-knowledge" client-side encryption, sync and share, reasonable pricing, enterprise and small business offerings....

 

[Krynn72]

I'm using Google Drive mostly. Have tried Amazon cloud, copy.com, one drive, and a few others including my own. Frankly the value of Google drive is what wins it for me. That being said, I use it as just a remote thumb drive basically. All my important docs, 3d designs, etc are backed up on an external hdd that I manually back up stuff on one a month or so and keep in the closet.

 

[DocGreen]

I think some of you guys missed what I meant when I said Cloud Storage. I was referring to services that sync data across multiple devices using the cloud (dropbox, OneDrive, etc.) For example, I keep my most-used tools in Dropbox along with things like forms and letterhead, etc. that way I have access to it from any of my devices, and can work just as if I were in the office.

Data Backup is a completely different issue. On that end, I'm still trying to find a solution I like.

 

[cyabro]

Well I use bittorrent sync to do just that without the need for any cloud storage.
Love how I can also use it to automatically backup photos and videos I take on my phone.

 

[TechPJC]

DropBox

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

I was referring to services that sync data across multiple devices using the cloud (dropbox, OneDrive, etc.) For example, I keep my most-used tools in Dropbox along with things like forms and letterhead, etc. that way I have access to it from any of my devices, and can work just as if I were in the office..

In that case.....JungleDisk.

 

[wignall6]

I Use google drive. It works perfect and had no issues with it.

Each to their own!

 

[Markverhyden]

I think some of you guys missed what I meant when I said Cloud Storage. I was referring to services that sync data across multiple devices using the cloud (dropbox, OneDrive, etc.) For example, I keep my most-used tools in Dropbox along with things like forms and letterhead, etc. that way I have access to it from any of my devices, and can work just as if I were in the office.

Data Backup is a completely different issue. On that end, I'm still trying to find a solution I like.

My preference is to roll my own. So I have an ownCloud server setup for that type of function. Been running great for several years now. Customers with O365 I've been telling them to just use OneDrive.