With so much variety when it comes to online resources, it is easy to get lost in the “clouds”. There are many cloud drives which each have their own individual features. Online resources even list, “Top Ten Cloud Drives”; but how about we make it a bit easier for you by narrowing it down to three of the most popular? Drop Box, Google Drive, and One Drive, are a few of the clouds drives used by many growing businesses. What is it about these drives that draw companies? Let’s take a closer look.
Drop Box
Drop Box is among the elite when it comes to cloud drives. You are able to sync devices from iphone, ipad, Mac, PC, your Windows Phone or Android. It saves a variety of files from videos, music, and photos as well as Adobe and Microsoft Office files; which are all available to you even while you are offline! Drop Box is easy to learn, making work more productive for new trainees. Not only that, companies can go paperless since Drop Box provides access to filing made-easy with the ability to sort out work with a plethora of virtual folders. As well as being compatible with Excel, Photoshop and Acrobat, Drop Box has been used as a go-to cloud for companies who are looking to have reliable, organized access to files and folders; helping their team get work done speedily and efficiently.
Google Drive
Google Drive is every administrators dream. With Google Drive the features seem to never end, and seem to be continuously updating. Its has created a great solution to online storage by providing you with 5gb of storage space that is absolutely free! However, if you wish to upgrade to 25 gb you are able to do that by choosing from a variety of plans starting at $2.49/month. PDF’s, photos, videos and Google Docs are among the variety of files which can be saved and synced from your PC to other mobile devices when connected to the internet. If you would like all your documents synced from Google Drive to your computer, you can do that with Google Drive client app for Windows or Mac PC. Businesses can benefit from Google Drive because if it’s great storage space and it’s easy-to-share access it provides for uses.
One Drive
The title says it all. One Drive is a cloud created by Microsoft which allows access to Office Online, enabling its users to have all their documents in “one” place. It provides 15 free GB of storage; however, if you are an Office 365 user, you are granted 1 TB of storage. One Drive is compatible with Windows phones and tablets, Mac, iOS phones and tablets, as well as Xbox when you download the app! Teams are able to work on tasks together in real-time, as well as having being able to send and share documents as needed. This cloud is great for businesses who constantly share and collaborate on documents while supplying them with a large storage capacity.
From mass amount of storage, to quick and easy learning, to being able to share access to documents, each cloud drive comes with a variety of tools to benefit the effectiveness of your company's collaborative work. When selecting which is best for you and your team, it would be fitting to compare and contrast the clouds according to your company's needs. Drop Box, Google Drive and One Drive are each uniquely designed and depending on what is of benefit to you, it will not be difficult to find the one that compliments your company.
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