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EMC is buying Syncplicity for its file-sharing and synchronisation technology and thus taking on Box, SugarSync, and other enterprise Dropbox look-alikes. Business and public sector organisations need their users to be able to share files securely in a world of proliferating user devices and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) for …

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  1. SYNTAX__ERROR
    Boffin

    Backup for cloud storage...

    The thing is, don't you already have backups on each of your devices that you sync with the cloud storage? I'm working off my experiences with Dropbox.

    Of course if you wanted something more reliable you can add another device into the sync, perhaps a server or something similar. It would be easy to set up point-in-time archives and so on.

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  2. TechTommy

    Better Business Services

    Finally, some light on the sharing and collaboration needs for businesses. With such services in place, organizations can make sure that they can provide such tools to their employees rather than making them depend on other consumer oriented solutions. With players like Syncplicity, Box, SyncBlaze and the upcoming Project Octopus, businesses are definitely going to be benefited as their needs are perfectly met. Now, we can encourage employees to use these business solutions to be more productive.

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