Meet Western Digital’s My Cloud

Grazed from InformationWeek. Author: Kristin Burnham.

Western Digital Wednesday unveiled My Cloud, a new personal cloud device that lets users organize, centralize and secure digital content from their computers and mobile devices and access those files from anywhere.

An alternative to pricier cloud solutions, the My Cloud drive is available in three capacities: 2 TB for $149.99; 3 TB for $179.99 and 4 TB for $249.99. In comparison, 2 TB of storage on a personal Google Drive account will cost you $100 per month. "We believe that there’s no place like home for the cloud," said Jim Welsh, executive vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups. "Everyone is inundated with thousands of digital files scattered across multiple computers and mobile devices, and controlling that chaos is a challenge."…

Setting up My Cloud is simple, even for beginners, according to the company. When you first plug the device in, the software auto-detects media on all the devices connected to your Wi-Fi network and begins copying them over. Once My Cloud is set up, users can connect their computers and mobile devices with WD’s free desktop and mobile apps…

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