Ubuntu One Box storage

New topic for this presentation is Box.com.

Why is Ubuntu One crossed out?

Considerations

Storage

vs.

Backup

Storage Selection Criteria

Part One

Internet connection speed?

Share files with others?

Access files from tablet, phone, PC, Mac?

Available platforms?

Pay for the convenience?

Feature set?

24/7 Technical Support (phone / chat / e-mail)

Storage Selection Criteria

Part Two

Pre-existing Apps or use your own?

Company permanence, security, outage track record?

Encryption?

Privacy?

File Sharing and / or Folder Sharing

File Versioning (how many?)

Digital Rights Management restrictions?

Based in the United States?

Backup Selection Criteria

Part One

Internet connection speed?

Available platforms?

Rate per Gigabyte?

Company permanence, security, outage track record?

Encryption?

24/7 Technical Support (phone / chat / e-mail)

Backup Selection Criteria

Part Two

Automated / Scheduled Backups.

File Versioning (how many?)

Multiple computers?

Privacy concerns.

Digital Rights Management restrictions?

Based in the United States?

Your choices for storage

Amazon Cloud Drive Just CloudBackupGenie MediafireBayFiles MEGABox OnedriveCloudMe OziBoxCopy pCloudCubby SeaCloudDropbox SFShareFiredrive SharedGolden Frog's Dump Truck Slash DriveGoogle Drive StreamNationHiDrive SurDochubiC Ubuntu OneInbox.com Zip CloudJumpshare

Your choices for backup

Acronis Gillware Online Backup MyOtherDriveADrive Hightail MyPCBackupAltDrive IDrive NitroBackupavast BackUp Iozeta NomadeskBackblaze Jottacloud Norton Online BackupBackup Lizard Jungle Disk OpenDriveBackupRunner KineticD SafeSyncBitcasa Livedrive SOS Personal CloudCarbonite Malwarebytes Secure Backup SpiderOakComodo Backup McAfee Online Backup SugarSyncCrashPlan Memopal SymformCyphertite Mevvo Total Defense Online B/UElephantDrive Mozy Zoolz

Reasons for my choice

Part One

I selected Ubuntu One because it offered Windowsand Linux clients.

Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu, is well capitalized.

I trusted Canonical to do the right thing.

I am disappointed in Canonical, but not disgusted.

I selected Box because it is well capitalized.

Reasons for my choice

Part Two

Box has had no security breaches as has Dropbox.

Box has had fewer outages than Google Drive (99.99%).

Box is free with a 10 GB storage space.

Box has no Linux client but the web site makes up for it.

250 MB file size limit for free accounts.

Box Notes text editor

Demonstration

Website interface

Box Sync Folder

Transfer files

Share files

Youtube tutorials

Makeuseof.com e-book

Demonstration

Website interface

Box Sync Folder

Transfer files

Share files

Youtube tutorials

Makeuseof.com e-book

Questions