Cloud Computing: Is Dropbox fit for business?
August 5, 2013
Grazed from ITPro. Author: Simon Brew.
It’s brought cloud storage to the masses, but is Dropbox a lifesaver or a threat? Simon Brew has been taking a look… For IT departments, the problem used to be external files brought in to the workplace from home on a floppy disk. Then there was the rise of the USB memory stick. These devices had a habit of housing not only Powerpoint presentations that had been sweated over into a business environment, but also a veritable collection of nasties that may have assembled on said worker’s computer.
It was a scary time, and it’s hard to find an IT manager who doesn’t still break out in a cold sweat when a USB key is produced. However, the USB pen drive appears to have had its day, thanks to the rise of cloud services, like Dropbox…
The cloud storage company’s servers fight to keep data secure and encrypted, leaving just an individual’s files where, in theory, they’re supposed to be. Yet has the phenomenal growth of Dropbox come at a price, and have IT departments just been forced to trade one security risk for another?…
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