If you are finally biting the bullet and taking steps to migrate from a traditional, on-premise file server to a cloud provider, then you won’t miss Dropbox Business on your search. Dropbox is aggressively asserting itself as the go-to cloud based provider for Business Storage, File Sharing and Collaboration; all of which are becoming increasing more relevant to the global business world. So exactly what are the Benefits of Dropbox Business? And how it will simplify and streamline efficiencies in the workplace? Storage Storing your data on a Fileserver or NAS is fast becoming a thing of the past. With Dropbox Business there are several options that range from a basic 2TB of shared storage and upwards to unlimited, it … Read More
The name is Sync, Dropbox Business Smart Sync
When we heard about Dropbox’s code name “Project Infinite” at last year’s Dropbox Partner Forum we could hardly contain our excitement. It promised a feature that all of us here at IP6net were convinced would be a game changer for the file sharing and cloud storage solution provider. It was finally released last week; and it doesn’t disappoint! Over the last 10 years we have seen hard drives rapidly increase in size, with laptops regularly coming complete with 1TB of storage as standard, but when Solid State Drives were released, clients raced to upgrade desktops and laptops with silicon based drives. These delivered around 50% more performance than their magnetic predecessors with one small problem; space. An average SSD delivered … Read More
How Can Dropbox Business Help in the Event of a Ransomware Attack?
Ransomware; “A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid” One of the latest and and most prolific malware threats used by cyber criminals comes in the form of Ransomware. As defined above, cyber criminals will attempt to compromise your data, files, or entire computer by enticing users to perform an unintended action. Consequently, the result is the unintentional downloading of a virus or link to a poisonous website. Upon acceptance, the gates to your data have been unlocked and full access to the cyber criminals granted; the attack has now been launched and your computer – together with its contents – can be held hostage! Ransomware has the … Read More
IP6net achieves Dropbox Select Reseller status
IP6net has recently achieved Select Partner status with Dropbox in the Dropbox Business Reseller Program, which is designed to provide Resellers with the training, systems and tools necessary to deliver Dropbox Business to customers. Select Partner status is granted to Resellers who are fully engaged and on-board with the Dropbox Business offering and can demonstrate best practice case studies to support this. Eligibility for this status is reserved for Resellers, such as IP6net, that have both a high volume of sales and expertise in the successful implementation of Dropbox Business. It requires Resellers to invest in the platform technically by way of advanced training and expects a required level of competency in terms of customer support. David Davies, Technical Director … Read More