SugarSync launches version two of its cloud service with a fresh interface and easier file sharing
November 13, 2012
Grazed from The Next Web. Author: Nick Summers.
Only three or four years ago, mentioning the phrase ‘cloud storage’ would produce shrugs and vacant stares from most of the general public. Oh, but how times have changed. With Apple, Google and Microsoft all entering the fray with their own homegrown services, the marketplace for cloud storage has suddenly become very crowded.
SugarSync, however, has experience on its side. The company has been operating since 2008, only a year after one of its most reputable rivals, Dropbox, opened its doors and started making cloud storage a normal part of computing and daily Internet use…
Although it has never had quite the same amount of hype surrounding it, SugarSync thrives on one standout feature; the ability to synchronise any folder with the cloud. Almost every other competitor requires users to store their data in a pre-determined folder, which is fine but a little tiring if you don’t want to permanently live out of it. Until now, SugarSync has used a file management client that allows consumers to select any number of folders for cloud storage. It takes a little while to get your head around it, but in practise it’s infinitely more powerful…
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