Other forms of Cloud Storage

Although most of my research has been undertaken I decided to look at other similar systems in order to see the feature that they provide and how I could apply it to my project.

Dropbox

• Saves and secures files
• Space capacity starts 2GB
• Works with a multitude of operating systems
• Continues to work when the user is offline
• Ability to share folders
• Dropbox is available on portable devices such as tablets and smartphones (supports android/iOS and blackberry)
• Editing on portable devices are available 
• Share and upload with other users
• Keeps a history of files for a month allowing users to undo changes and retrieve deleted files

Google Drive

• Store files
• Recognises objects and text within documents and retrieves them at a faster pace
• View variety of file formats on browsers
• Capacity for HD videos
• Users can work offline
• Users can connect and communicate with others and post comments
• Information can be retrieved up to 30 days
• Files and folders can be restored

Sky Drive

• Free online storage
• Access anywhere using multiple devices
• Supports Mac
• Runs Microsoft Office programs
• Share documents and files with others
• Compatible with other apps enabling users to scan documents, save sound and video files etc

Sources

Dropbox. n.d. Your files, anywhere. [online] Available at: https://www.dropbox.com/features [Accessed: 5 Dec 2013].

Google Drive. n.d. Your memories, safe & secure. [online] Available at: http://www.google.com/drive/features.html [Accessed: 5 Dec 2013].

Windows. n.d. What is SkyDrive?. [online] Available at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/skydrive/download [Accessed: 5 Dec 2013].