CLOUD STORAGE 101 Joyce Brafford NCBA Center for Practice Management
Jul 17, 2015
CLOUD STORAGE 101Joyce Brafford
NCBA Center for Practice Management
WHAT IS
CLOUD
STORAGE?Remote
Backed Up
Several Servers
Available Over the Internet
WHY USE THE CLOUD?
• Increased Access
• Easy to Share
• Improved Security
WHY WORRY?
• Edward Snowden
Revelations
• Recalibrate Your
Baseline for Security
• Encryption is Essential
• Protocol for Cloud
Storage
ETHICS
OPINIONReview terms and policies,
and if necessary re-
negotiate, to ensure they're
consistent with ethical
obligations.
Evaluate vendor's security
measures and backup
strategy.
Ensure data can be
retrieved if vendor shuts
down or lawyer wishes to
VENDORS
GOOGLE DRIVE FOR
BUSINESS
• Free for Personal Use. Must pay for
Business Use
• 10/User/month
• Audited, Encrypted, Secure
• Built for Teams
DROPBOX FOR BUSINESS
• $15/User/Month
• Unlimited Reversion History to Recover
Documents
• Sharing Controls
• Encrypted and Secure
ONE DRIVE FOR BUSINESS
• $1.99/User/Month
• Version Control
• New Mobile Apps
• Highly Secure
CITRIX SHAREFILE
• $16/User/Month
• Share with work colleagues and clients
• Manage Access
• Very Secure
BOX
• $15/User/Month
• Unlimited Storage
• File Locking
• Version History
MOZY
• $9.99/User/Month
• 10 GB
• Automatic Backup- Great Solution
WHICH
SOLUTION IS
FOR YOU?Pricing
Size
Back Ups
Encryption