Dropbox, Box Alternatives: Too Many File Sync, Sharing Options?
August 28, 2013
Grazed from MSPMentor. Author: Joe Panettieri.
Generally speaking: Customer choice is good for businesses and MSPs. But the number of Dropbox and Box alernatives for business seems to be skyrocketing. File syncing and sharing is certainly a hot market. But is there enough business to keep all of these solutions afloat? That’s a critically important question as managed services providers (MSPs) seek recurring revenue in this market while making recommendations to end customers.
First, the big picture: Box and Dropbox are pushing beyond their consumer heritage and certainly have business momentum. As of October 2012 Box had more than 14 million users and was in 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies, the vendor claimed. Dropbox, meanwhile, as of December 2012 claimed to have more than 100 million users — including 95 percent of the Fortune 500…
Those numbers are impressive but also a bit misleading. If Joe Smith is a 22-year-old receptionist in a Fortune 500 company running Box or Dropbox, he counts toward that high Fortune 500 penetration figure. Read between the lines: There are millions of users — in the Fortune 500, Global 2000, midmarket and small business sectors — still up for grabs…
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